me probado or yo probado

Question

Hi everyone,

if you say 'i tried to (do something)' would you say

me probado de, yo probado de, or trató de

Are any of thoes correct or am i way off here? lol

any help would be great thanks x

Answer 1

'I tried to (do something)' .... Traté de hacer algo (from the verb Tratar) To make the effort to do something that may or may not be do-able.

"Probar" is to try something new such as tasting new food, drink, trying out a new car, etc.

"Probado" is the participle form. What you are saying is "I tried it" ... Lo probé

Julian: me interesa saber donde se dice "me lo probé", porque aquí en México normalmente se dice "lo probé" - Agora, Mar 10, 2011

Agora, tienes razón. Se me fue la mente, lo cual espero que sea algo temporal - 005faa61, Mar 10, 2011

Answer 2

I tried to (do something) = traté de ( hacer algo)

Perfectly clear Agora! I too would use "tratar" here. - pacofinkler, Mar 10, 2011

Answer 3

I disagree that "probar" only means to taste. On my side of the world, "probar" is also used to mean "to try".

"Probé a hacer el examen pero no logré pasar" - "I tried to do the test but I didn't pass"

"Probé la técnica que me indicaste, y fue un éxito total" - "I tried the technique you showed me, and it was a complete success".

This sent me off to the resourses Gekkosan, I find that both are correct! how say you? - pacofinkler, Mar 10, 2011

Answer 4

Hi hi!

Se dice "intenté" o "probé".

"Probar" to taste or to test. - pacofinkler, Mar 10, 2011

Answer 5

cheers for the explanation, very helpful x

Answer 6

hmm i was way off then! oh well. Gracias! x