Romanian/Lesson 4

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[edit] Verbele - Verbs

• a citi - to read
• a scrie - to write
• a rescrie - to rewrite
• a povesti - to tell a story
• a asculta - to listen
• a minţi - to lie

• a înţelege - to understand
• a vedea - to see
• a auzi - to hear
• a crea - to create
• a simţi - to feel
• a atinge - to touch
• a iubi - to (make) love
• a urî - to hate
• a vorbi - to talk
• a striga - to shout
• a râde - to laugh
• a zâmbi - to smile
• a plânge - to cry
• a uita - to forget
• a-şi aminti - to remember

• a merge - to walk, to go
• a urca - to climb
• a coborî - to descend
• a se aşeza - to sit down
• a se ridica - to stand up
• a se culca - to go to sleep
• a dormi - to sleep
• a se trezi - to wake up
• a cădea - to fall
• a fugi - to run
• a încetini - to slow down
• a accelera - to speed up
• a sări - to jump
• a mânca - to eat
• a bea - to drink
• a face - to make
• a face un duş - to take a shower
• a face de mâncare - to cook
• a face patul - to make the bed

• a spăla (ceva) - to wash (something)
• a se spăla - to wash (himself/herself)
• a curăţa - to clean
• a şterge - to clean up
• a păta - to soil
• a murdări - to dirty

• a fi - to be
• a avea - to have

*a fi and a avea are used as auxiliar verbs
*se - is used as compound for transitive verbs

[edit] CONJUGARE - CONJUGATION

Four conjugations, according to the different terminations of the verbs:

First conjugation, with "-a" as a termination in the infinitive: a lucra - to work

• • eu lucrez - I work
  • tu lucrezi - you work
  • el/ea lucreaza - he/she/it works
  • noi lucrăm - we work
  • voi lucraţi - you work
  • ei/ele lucrează - they work

Second conjugation, with "-ea" as a termination in the infinitive: a creea - to create

• • eu creez - I create
  • tu creezi - you create
  • el/ea creează - he/she/it creates
  • noi creeăm - we create
  • voi creeaţi - you create
  • ei/ele crează - they create

Third conjugation, with "-e" as a termination in the infinitive: a merge - to go

• • eu merg - I go
  • tu mergi - you go
  • el/ea merge - he/she/it goes
  • noi mergem - we go
  • voi mergeţi - you go
  • ei/ele merg - they go

Fourth conjugation, with "-i" as a termination in the infinitive: a vorbi - to talk

• • eu vorbesc - I talk
  • tu vorbeşti - you talk
  • el/ea vorbeşte - he/she/it talks
  • noi vorbim - we talk
  • voi vorbiţi - you talk
  • ei/ele - they talk

CONJUGATION OF THE IRREGULAR AUXILLIARY VERBS A FI (=to be) AND A AVEA (=to have)

• a fi :
  • eu sunt - I am
  • tu eşti - you are
  • el/ea este - he/she/it is
  • noi suntem - we are
  • voi sunteţi - you are
  • ei/ele sunt - they are

• a avea:
  • eu am - I have
  • tu ai - you have
  • el/ea are - he/she/it has
  • noi avem - we have
  • voi aveţi - you have
  • ei/ele au - they have

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