Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tryna

/ˈtɹaɪ(ə)nə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: try-na
IPA: /ˈtɹaɪ(ə)nə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Future modal indicating intent.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Every time I hear a brother call a girl a bitch or a ho / Tryna make a sister feel low / You know all of that gots to go"
"You get caught in the middle, tryna dribble on my court"
"[…] Mr. Kelly’s verse outshines all the others (“I’m tryna keep it R&B/But these streets is a part of me,” he sings, ascending into falsetto); he gives the chorus a tuneful makeover too."
"Catch me up in snowin, in my sliders and my shorts / Chicks tryna get my brotha Flips to share his thoughts"
"You're beautiful, but misunderstood / So why you tryna be just like the neighborhood?"
"Kissy face, kissy face / Sent to your phone, but / I'm tryna kiss your lips for real (uh-huh, uh-huh)"

Etymology

Elision of trying to. Chiefly AAVE, though also a natural realization of trying to in many other dialects. Cf. finna, gonna.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

trynna (alternative) tryinna (alternative) try'na (alternative) try'n'a (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

finna gonna wanna gotta oughta Imma

Rhymes With

china kinda carolina republic of china people's republic of china vagina regina mina dinah carina indochina angina

Questions

How do you pronounce tryna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹaɪ(ə)nə/.
What does tryna mean?: Future modal indicating intent.
Where does tryna come from?: Elision of trying to. Chiefly AAVE, though also a natural realization of trying to in many other dialects. Cf. finna, gonna.

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