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tu tenti

try, attempt, tempt

ˈt ɛ n . t i → tentare
tent to try, to attempt + i present subjunctive singular or 2nd-person present indicative
verb · 2nd-person singular, present tense / 1st-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular, present tense / 3rd-person singular Rare #40,800
try, attempt Often used in the subjunctive, as in “I hope you try.”
IT: Spero che tu tenti ancora.
EN: I hope you try again.
tempt In “Non mi tenti,” it can mean “Don’t tempt me.”
IT: Non mi tenti con quel dolce.
EN: Don’t tempt me with that dessert.
Conjugation of tentare
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First tento —
Second tenti tentate
Third tenta —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second tenta tentate
Third tenti —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First tenti —
Second tenti —
Third tenti —

Non mi tenti.

Don't tempt me.

— La grazia (2025)

A me dispiace che non tenti nemmeno di far parte della squadra di nuoto.

I'm sorry you're not even trying to join the swim team.

— La storia infinita (1984)

Ciò che non puoi portare via alla luce del sole, tenti di rubarlo la notte?

Do you try to steal by night what you cannot take away in broad daylight?

— देवदास (2002)

È inutile che tu mi tenti!

There's no point trying to tempt me!

Non avrò pietà per chiunque tenti di fare del male alla mia famiglia.

I will have no mercy for anyone who tries to harm my family.

— Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Il Castello dell’Infinito (2025)

Sounds similar to

senti ˈs ɛ n . t i tanti ˈt a n . t i venti ˈv ɛ n . t i denti ˈd ɛ n . t i lenti ˈl ɛ n . t i tenta ˈt ɛ n . t a tento ˈt ɛ n . t o