“To try to” in Japanese
Short answer
To try to in Japanese is “とする” (tosuru). Full meaning: to try to ..., to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as, to treat as, to regard as.
Other ways to say “To try to” in Japanese
ドズル
dozuru to try to ..., to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as, to treat as, to regard as
んとする
ntosuru to try to (do), to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
んと欲す
ntohossu to endeavor to, to try to, to want to
様にする
younisuru to see to it that ..., to make sure that ..., to try to ..., to make an effort to ...
ご覧になる
goranninaru to see, to look, to watch; to try to ...
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