"try hard to do sth" in German to try hard to do sth. sich anstrengen, etw. zu tun sich bemühen, etw. zu tun Detailed translations for "try hard to do sth" to try hard to do sth. to try hard to do sth.(also: to make an effort to do sth., to exert yourself to do sth.) sich anstrengen, etw. zu tun to try hard to do sth.(also: to seek to do sth., to make an effort to do sth., to exert yourself to do sth.) sich bemühen, etw. zu tun