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Top 1,000verb, perfective

постара́ться

[pəstɐˈrat͡sːə]to try, to attempt

Frequency rank #934 About 1 in every 11,000 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
постараться #934

Meaning

  1. to try, to attempt
  2. to endeavour/endeavor, to make an effort

Examples

Я постара́юсь.

I'll try.

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Forms by frequency

  • постара́юсьsingular, 1st person, future#2,893
  • постара́йсяimperative, singular, 2nd person#3,190
  • постара́йтесьimperative, plural, 2nd person#6,351
  • постара́тьсяinfinitive#7,943
  • постара́емсяplural, 1st person, future#10,001
  • постара́лсяmasculine, singular, past#14,605
  • постара́лисьplural, past#24,297
  • постара́ласьfeminine, singular, past#28,687
  • постара́етсяsingular, 3rd person, future#30,780
  • постара́ешьсяsingular, 2nd person, future#38,212
  • постара́вшийсяpast, participle
  • постара́вшисьpast, gerund
  • постара́етесьplural, 2nd person, future
  • постара́ютсяplural, 3rd person, future

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Words near #934

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