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Learn Hardcore Croatian: pokušavati - to try

Hardcore Croatian
/Lesson 8
/pokušavati

pokušavati

Word

pokušavati

Meaning

to try

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Croatian

Lesson

Usages of pokušavati

On pokušava opet, zato uči više i govori manje svaki dan.

He is trying again, therefore he studies more and speaks less every day.

Pokušavamo govoriti hrvatski polako.

We are trying to speak Croatian slowly.

Poslije posla sjedim u vrtu i pokušavam biti opušten.

After work I sit in the garden and try to be relaxed. (male speaker)

Molim te, nemoj glasno pričati dok se pokušavam koncentrirati; to mi stvarno smeta.

Please, don't talk loudly while I am trying to concentrate; that really bothers me.

Pokušavam štedjeti novac za ljeto.

I am trying to save money for the summer.

Na zabavi se pokušavamo zabaviti, čak i kad se dogodi nešto neugodno.

At the party we try to have fun, even when something unpleasant happens.

Pokušavam zadržati dobru energiju čak i kad protivnik vodi.

I try to keep good energy even when the opponent is leading.

I ja pokušavam biti strpljiv prema sebi i tebi dok učim nove riječi.

I also try to be patient with myself and with you while I learn new words.

Pokušavam zapamtiti svaki datum u kalendaru.

I am trying to remember every date in the calendar.

On pokušava ne kihnuti na sastanku.

He is trying not to sneeze at the meeting.

Kad mi padne koncentracija, pokušavam biti strpljiv i pravim kratku pauzu, tako da mogu nastaviti učiti.

When my concentration drops, I try to be patient and take a short break so that I can continue studying.

Vikendom pokušavam iskoristiti svaki miran trenutak za čitanje, jer mi je kvaliteta odmora važnija od količine posla.

On weekends I try to make use of every quiet moment for reading, because the quality of my rest is more important to me than the amount of work.

Koliko god je zadatak težak, pokušavamo učiti bez stresa.

However difficult the task is, we try to study without stress.

I kad sam zbunjen, pokušavam biti uporan i nastaviti govoriti hrvatski.

Even when I am confused, I try to be persistent and keep speaking Croatian.

U životu općenito pokušavamo rješavati konflikte tako da obje strane budu zadovoljne.

In life in general we try to solve conflicts so that both sides are satisfied.

Što god vidi u galeriji, moja kći poslije pokušava crtati kod kuće.

Whatever she sees in the gallery, my daughter later tries to draw at home.

Kad nastane nesporazum, pokušavamo mirno objasniti jedno drugome što smo mislili.

When a misunderstanding arises, we try to calmly explain to each other what we meant.

I kad sam umoran, pokušavam ponoviti nove riječi.

Even when I am tired, I try to repeat the new words.

Čak i kad sam umorna, pokušavam govoriti hrvatski polako.

Even when I am tired, I try to speak Croatian slowly.

Pokušavam odgovarati što točnije, čak i kad nisam sigurna.

I try to answer as accurately as possible, even when I am not sure.

Pokušavamo trošiti manje novca na sitnice, da ne bismo sve potrošili prvog vikenda.

We are trying to spend less money on small things so that we don’t spend everything on the first weekend.

Kad sam umorna, pokušavam se odmarati što više.

When I am tired, I try to rest as much as possible.

Kad sam umorna, najprije gledam veznik i glagol, a tek onda pokušavam odrediti padež i zamjenicu.

When I am tired, I first look at the conjunction and the verb, and only then do I try to determine the case and the pronoun.

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