trăi

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "trai"

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Common Slavic, or from Old Church Slavonic траꙗти (trajati), from Proto-Slavic *trajati. Compare also Megleno-Romanian trăies, trăiri.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a trăi (third-person singular present trăiește, past participle trăit) 4th conj.

  1. to live, to exist
    Synonyms: a viețui, a custa
  2. to reside, to dwell
    Synonym: a locui

Conjugation

    conjugation of trăi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a trăi
gerund trăind
past participle trăit
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 trăiesc trăiești trăiește trăim trăiți trăiesc
imperfect trăiam trăiai trăia trăiam trăiați trăiau
simple perfect trăii trăiși trăi trăirăm trăirăți trăiră
pluperfect trăisem trăiseși trăise trăiserăm trăiserăți trăiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să trăiesc să trăiești să trăiască să trăim să trăiți să trăiască
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative trăiește trăiți
negative nu trăi nu trăiți

Antonyms

Descendants

  • → Romani: traisarel (“to live”)

See also

Further reading

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