alerga

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Romanian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *allargāre, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful”). Other theories derive it ultimately from a derivation or alteration of Latin legāre or alegāre. Compare Aromanian alag, alãgari; compare also Albanian largoj (“to leave”), Italian allargare (“to widen”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lerˈɡa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: a‧ler‧ga

Verb

a alerga (third-person singular present aleargă, past participle alergat) 1st conj.

  1. (intransitive) to run (move quickly)
    Synonym: fugi
  2. (transitive, chiefly informal) to goad someone about, in chase or for one’s own purposes
    Synonym: fugări
  3. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to run around (busy oneself in pursuit of something)

Usage notes

Alerga denotes—at least in literal usage—the mere exercise of one’s faculty of running, such as for sport; fugi refers to running purposefully, such as to or from something.

Conjugation

    conjugation of alerga (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a alerga
gerund alergând
past participle alergat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present alerg alergi aleargă alergăm alergați aleargă
imperfect alergam alergai alerga alergam alergați alergau
simple perfect alergai alergași alergă alergarăm alergarăți alergară
pluperfect alergasem alergaseși alergase alergaserăm alergaserăți alergaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să alerg să alergi să alerge să alergăm să alergați să alerge
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative aleargă alergați
negative nu alerga nu alergați

Derived terms

References

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