Frustrating vs Trying

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Frustrating

Top 2.000 (häufig) C1 adjective

Trying

Top 2.000 (häufig)

	Frustrating	Trying
Aussprache	🇬🇧 /["/frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈfrʌstreɪtɪŋ/"]/	🇬🇧 //ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ//
Bedeutung	Macht jemanden verärgert oder unglücklich. Making someone feel annoyed or upset.	Making an effort to do something.
Beispiel	It's frustrating to have to wait so long.	She is trying to finish her homework before dinner.
Register	Neutral	Neutral
Wie häufig	Top 2.000 (häufig)	Top 2.000 (häufig)
CEFR-Niveau	C1	-
Wortart	adjective
Kollokationen	be, prove, become, extremely, fairly, very, for	trying hard, trying times, trying situation, trying new things, trying your luck
Antonyme	reassuring, satisfying, easy	giving up, quitting
Häufige Fehler	Confusing 'frustrating' with 'frustrated' (feelings vs. causes)., 'Frustrating' is sometimes misused to describe people instead of situations.	Confused with 'try' and 'attempt' - 'trying' emphasizes effort., Using 'trying' as an adjective incorrectly without context., Forgetting to use 'to' after 'trying' when followed by another verb.
Hinweise zur Verwendung	Verwende 'frustrierend', um Situationen oder Erfahrungen zu beschreiben, die Irritationen verursachen. Es eignet sich für alltägliche Gespräche, kann aber in sehr formellen Texten zu informell klingen. Use 'frustrating' to describe situations or experiences that cause irritation. It's suitable for everyday conversations but may sound too informal in very formal writing.	Use 'trying' when describing efforts; it can be emotional or physical. More common in informal settings when discussing challenges.

Sieh es in echten Clips

I've been trying, and I can't see their faces at all.

I was trying to do the right thing!

I've been trying, and I can't see their faces at all.

I was trying to do the right thing!

Trying

Häufige Fragen: Frustrating vs Trying

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Frustrating und Trying?

Frustrating: Making someone feel annoyed or upset. Trying: Making an effort to do something.

Kannst du zu jedem ein Beispiel zeigen?

Frustrating: It's frustrating to have to wait so long. Trying: She is trying to finish her homework before dinner.

Kann ich Frustrating und Trying austauschbar verwenden?

Nicht immer. Frustrating und Trying sind verwandt und überschneiden sich teils, unterscheiden sich aber in Register, Häufigkeit und Verwendung, sodass ein Austausch die Bedeutung oder den Ton ändern kann. Sieh dir die Unterschiede oben an, bevor du eines ersetzt.