they are trying
They are trying.
Они пытаются понять, что произошло.
They are trying to understand what happened.
What are they trying to tell me?
They are trying to restrain him.
А потом что ты скажешь, что они пытаются тебя убить?
And then what are you going to say—that they're trying to kill you?
— Прокол (1981)
They are trying to help.
They’re trying to get in touch with her.