yrität

Yrität is the second-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb yrittää, which means to try or to attempt. As a present tense form, it indicates that the subject (you) is currently attempting or making an effort to do something. Finnish frequently encodes the subject in the verb, so the pronoun you is often omitted in everyday speech.

In Finnish, the present indicative conjugation of yrittää includes: minä yritän, sinä yrität, hän yrittää, me yritämme, te yritätte, he yrittävät. The infinitive is yrittää, and other forms change to reflect person and number. Yrität is thus the standard way to express “you try” in the second-person singular.

Usage and nuance: yrität is used to describe attempts, efforts, or endeavors in the present or near past context, often with an infinitive that specifies the action attempted. For example, Sinä yrität oppia uutta kieltä means “You are trying to learn a new language.” The construction is common in ordinary conversation as well as in written Finnish. The word can appear in questions (Yritätkö nyt?) or in statements about ongoing effort.

Related forms: the noun form yrittäminen means “an attempt” or “endeavor,” and yrittäjä is a related noun meaning “entrepreneur.” The verb yrittää belongs to Finnish verb classes and shows typical vowel harmony and consonant changes common to this group.