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ellos intentan

try

→ intentar
intent try; attempt + an 3rd-person plural present (indicative or subjunctive)
verb · third plural · present indicative Uncommon #18,464
try Third-person plural (they/you all) present tense of “intentar”.
SP: Ellos intentan aprender español todos los días.
EN: They try to learn Spanish every day.
Conjugation of intentar
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First intento intentamos
Second intentas —
Third intenta intentan
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First intento intentamos
Second intentas —
Third intenta intentan

Intentan atacar.

They are trying to attack.

Uno se pregunta qué es lo que los autores intentan decir.

One wonders what the authors are trying to say.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Los niños a menudo intentan imitar a sus mayores.

Children often try to imitate their elders.

Las enfermeras intentan matarme.

The nurses are trying to kill me.

— Love Actually (2003)

Yo he visto al menos diez películas en las que los héroes intentan esto.

I've seen at least ten movies in which the heroes try this.

— Queen (2014)

Las mujeres lo intentan durante meses, años.

Women try for months, years.

— Una gran mujer (Beanpole) (2019)

Intentan formar un nuevo partido político.

They are trying to form a new political party.

Siempre intentan demostrar que el negro es una mierda.

They always try to prove that black people are shit.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

De veras intentan acabar con nosotros.

They are truly trying to finish us off.

— A Taxi Driver: Los héroes de Gwangju (2017)

Son unos perdedores, y los matarán mientras intentan atrapar a un payaso.

They're losers, and they'll get killed while trying to catch a clown.

— It (Eso) (2017)

Los perros no intentan cazar ratones.

Dogs don't try to hunt mice.

Ellos pueden hacerlo si lo intentan.

They can do it if they try.

Intentan comparar mi cara con la de actores de Hitler que conocen.

They try to compare my face to that of actors who have played Hitler whom they know.

— Ha vuelto (2015)

No intentan dejar a nadie fuera.

They don't try to leave anyone out.

— The Internship (2026)

Idiotas, ¿intentan arruinarme?

Idiots, are you trying to ruin me?

— La sirena (2016)

Si intentan usar sus poderes mentales conmigo, ¿qué hago?

If they try to use their mental powers on me, what do I do?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Siempre intentan traer a alguien.

They always try to bring someone along.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Neteyam y Lo'ak intentan estar a tu altura.

Neteyam and Lo'ak are trying to live up to you.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)