"He tried to hit the ball." in German

Er versuchte, den Ball zu treffen.

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Literal Breakdown

English	German	Learn
he	Er	Learn
tried	versuchte	Learn
the	den	Learn
ball	Ball	Learn
to	zu	Learn
hit	treffen	Learn

Summary

The German translation for “He tried to hit the ball.” is Er versuchte, den Ball zu treffen.. The German, Er versuchte, den Ball zu treffen., can be broken down into 6 parts:"he" (Er), "tried" (versuchte), "the" (den), "ball" (Ball), "to" (zu) and "hit" (treffen).