Borrowed from French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, with conjugation based on Romanian stinge. Cf. also the earlier (now obsolete, attested 17th century) variant destinge, itself possibly inherited from the same Latin source.[1]
a distinge (third-person singular present distinge, past participle distins) 3rd conjugation
infinitive | a distinge | ||||||
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gerund | distingând | ||||||
past participle | distins | ||||||
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 | disting | distingi | distinge | distingem | distingeți | disting | |
imperfect | distingeam | distingeai | distingea | distingeam | distingeați | distingeau | |
simple perfect | distinsei | distinseși | distinse | distinserăm | distinserăți | distinseră | |
pluperfect | distinsesem | distinseseși | distinsese | distinseserăm | distinseserăți | distinseseră | |
subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
present | să disting | să distingi | să distingă | să distingem | să distingeți | să distingă | |
imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
affirmative | distinge | distingeți | |||||
negative | nu distinge | nu distingeți |