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German Word of the Day

versuchen

fer-ZOO-khen • verb — 22nd of Jun, 2026


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Meaning: to try; to attempt (to do something)

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Examples

  1. Ich versuche, jeden Morgen früh aufzustehen.
    (I try to get up early every morning.)
  2. Sie versucht, das Problem zu lösen.
    (She is trying to solve the problem.)
  3. Wir haben es gestern mehrmals versucht, aber es hat nicht funktioniert.
    (We tried it several times yesterday, but it didn't work.)

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Conjugation

PersonPräsensPräteritum
ichversucheversuchte
duversuchstversuchtest
er/sie/esversuchtversuchte
wirversuchenversuchten
ihrversuchtversuchtet
sie/Sieversuchenversuchten

See all 6 tenses of versuchen

Versuchen is used when attempting or making an effort to do something. It commonly appears with zu + infinitive (e.g., ich versuche, zu schlafen) or with a direct object (etwas versuchen). The verb is not separable; in the perfect tense use haben (ich habe versucht).

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