Dictionary entry

cố gắng ngủ

try to sleep

make an effort to sleep

Part of speech: Verb
CEFR: A2

Examples

Họ khuyên anh nên cố gắng ngủ đủ giấc mỗi ngày.

They advised him to try to sleep enough every day.

Tôi sẽ cố gắng ngủ sớm tối nay.

I will try to sleep early tonight.

Cô ấy không thể ngủ nên phải cố gắng ngủ hơn một giờ.

She couldn't sleep, so she had to try to sleep for over an hour.

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Lexical details

Usage notes

Light verb construction: cố gắng (try/make an effort) + ngủ (sleep). Follows the pattern cố gắng + verb to express attempted action. Common in health and daily routine contexts.

Connected entries

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cố gắng

to try or make an effort

VerbA2

ngủ

to sleep

VerbA1

khuyên

to advise

VerbB1

anh

brother

NounA1

nên

should

VerbB1

tôi

PronounA1

sẽ

will

VerbA2

sớm

early

AdjectiveA2

cô ấy

she

pronounA1

không thể

cannot

VerbB1

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