essayer in French: to try (verb)

Translation

to try

Word origin

From Late Latin exagiare ('to weigh out, to test'), from exagium ('a weighing'), from Latin exigere ('to weigh, to examine').

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Person	Present	Imperfect	Past historic	Future	Conditional
je	essaye	essayais	essayai	essayerai	essayerais
tu	essayes	essayais	essayas	essayeras	essayerais
il/elle	essaye	essayait	essaya	essayera	essayerait
nous	essayons	essayions	essayâmes	essayerons	essayerions
vous	essayez	essayiez	essayâtes	essayerez	essayeriez
ils/elles	essayent	essayaient	essayèrent	essayeront	essayeraient

calmer.

You need to try to calm down.

.

He tried several times without success.

Essaie , .

Try this jacket on, it suits you.

Essaie , - l' .

Try this cake, my grandmother made it.

J' ' .

I tried to call you three times last night.

faire

to do, to make

pouvoir

to be able to, can

penser

to think

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