Romanian Verbul Neregulat. Know Your Irregular Verbs.

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Josh. Sunday 13th of November 2005 01:45:17 PM
Verbul Neregulat. - I've started this post before, but no one replied. So I thought I would start it again. As the natives know "Verbul Neregulat." means "The Irregular Verbs". I thought if both students+natives could help us establish some posts of the irregulars and their conjugations. I guess I'll start first.

[i][b]A Sta - To Stay[/b]

Eu stau.
Tu stai.
El/Ea sta.
Noi stăm.
Voi staţi.
Ei/Ele stau.[/i]

who wants to post the next verb? :)

(oh and Lore: how do I say "who" in Romanian?)

lorelai Sunday 13th of November 2005 07:47:35 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Josh.[/i]
[i][b]A Sta - To Stay[/b]

Eu stau.
Tu stai.
El/Ea stă.
Noi stăm.
Voi staţi.
Ei/Ele stau.[/i][/quote]

[quote][i]Also Josh[/i]
oh and Lore: how do I say "who" in Romanian?[/quote]

It's "cine?" so your question would be "Cine vrea să posteze următorul verb?"

I guess that would be me. :D Why don't we start with one that is surely useful and certainly irregular in any language:
a fi - to be

Just to mention it: "verbul neregulat" means "the irregular verbs", and "the irregular verbs" would be "verbele neregulate". (Hehe, just got an idea for the Plurals thread :p).

Josh. Wednesday 16th of November 2005 07:13:13 AM
- [b]A Fi - To Be.[/b]
Eu sunt.
Tu eşti.
El este.
Ea este.
Noi suntem.
Voi suneţi.
Ei sunt.
Ele sunt.

lorelai Wednesday 16th of November 2005 09:13:35 PM
- Great job, Josh! :)

Now how about... "a lua" - to take.

stjerne Saturday 19th of November 2005 03:34:27 PM
- [b][u]A lua: To Take[/b][/u]

Eu iau
Tu iei
El ia
Ea ia
Noi luăm
Voi luaţi
Ei iau
Ele iau

lorelai Saturday 19th of November 2005 11:33:00 PM
- Excellent, Stjerne! :) And this was a "really irregular" :D one.

The next one often present even native speakers with problems; but I'm sure you'll "conquer" it. ;)

a mânca - to eat

Josh. Sunday 20th of November 2005 11:47:04 AM
- [i]Sunt mâncând pasta. :p [/i]

a mânca
eu mănânc
tu mănânci
el/ea mănâncă
noi mâncăm
voi mâncaţi
ei/ele manâncă

stjerne Sunday 20th of November 2005 03:30:06 PM
- mersi Lore :)

Is there more than one verb meaning to eat.. I only know of: a mînca

lorelai Sunday 20th of November 2005 05:42:01 PM
- [quote][i]Originally posted by Josh.[/i]
[i]Mănânc paste. :p [/i]

a mânca

eu mănânc
tu mănânci
el/ea mănâncă
noi mâncăm
voi mâncaţi
ei/ele mănâncă[/quote]

Remember, there is no Present Continuous tense in Romanian so we use the Present Simple for progressive actions also.
"Mănânc paste" can be both "I eat pasta" (generally) or "I'm eating pasta" (right now), depending on the context.

[quote][i]Originally posted by Stjerne.[/i]
Is there more than one verb meaning to eat.. I only know of: a mînca [/quote]
If you're talking about the difference between "a mânca" and "a mînca" then no, they are actually one and the same verb. Actually, you can only differentiate between them in writing, as the letters "â" and "î" represent the same phoneme. However, in 1993 the Romanian Academy introduced a spelling reform and, since then, the letter "î" is only used at the beginning or the end of a word or inside a word only if this was formed by adding a prefix (e.g. "a împăca" - to pacify --> "a reîmpăca"). In all other situations we use "â" ("când" - when, "gând" - thought).
Therefore, "a mânca" is the only correct way of spelling the verb "to eat" (at least for the time being).
By the way, this was the same reform that transformed "sînt" ("a fi", I person, sg. and III person pl.) into "sunt". "sîntem" into "suntem", "sînteţi" into "sunteţi."

If you were referring to synonyms for "a mânca", off the top of my head "a se alimenta" (to feed oneself), "a consuma" (to consume), "a se hrăni" (to nourish oneself). There are also "a hali" and "a hapli", "a hăpăi" but these are really colloquial and not perfect synonyms, they lean towards "to devour", "to eat heartily and quickly".

Let's go on with: a vrea - to want.

stjerne Monday 21st of November 2005 08:13:29 AM
- ahhh mulţumesc foarte mult!! :)

[b][u]A Vrea:[/b][/u] To Want

Eu vreau
Tu vrei
El/Ea vrea
Noi vrem
Voi vreţi
Ei/Ele vor

lorelai Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 12:07:16 PM
- Cu multă plăcere! :)
You're very much welcome for this and to ask any further questions. And, if you want :p, to attempt this new verb:

a şti - to know

Jeremy87 Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 02:49:06 PM
- [b][u]a şti[/u][/b]

Eu ştiu
Tu ştii
El/Ea ştie
Noi ştim
Voi stiţi
Ei/ele ştiu

lorelai Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 10:12:23 PM
- Good job, Jeremy! :)

Next in line: a (se) usca - to dry, to dry off

Phrasebase Archive
	Josh.	Sunday 13th of November 2005 01:45:17 PM
	Verbul Neregulat. - I've started this post before, but no one replied. So I thought I would start it again. As the natives know "Verbul Neregulat." means "The Irregular Verbs". I thought if both students+natives could help us establish some posts of the irregulars and their conjugations. I guess I'll start first. [i][b]A Sta - To Stay[/b] Eu stau. Tu stai. El/Ea sta. Noi stăm. Voi staţi. Ei/Ele stau.[/i] who wants to post the next verb? :) (oh and Lore: how do I say "who" in Romanian?)
	lorelai	Sunday 13th of November 2005 07:47:35 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Josh.[/i] [i][b]A Sta - To Stay[/b] Eu stau. Tu stai. El/Ea stă. Noi stăm. Voi staţi. Ei/Ele stau.[/i][/quote] [quote][i]Also Josh[/i] oh and Lore: how do I say "who" in Romanian?[/quote] It's "cine?" so your question would be "Cine vrea să posteze următorul verb?" I guess that would be me. :D Why don't we start with one that is surely useful and certainly irregular in any language: a fi - to be Just to mention it: "verbul neregulat" means "the irregular verbs", and "the irregular verbs" would be "verbele neregulate". (Hehe, just got an idea for the Plurals thread :p).
	Josh.	Wednesday 16th of November 2005 07:13:13 AM
	- [b]A Fi - To Be.[/b] Eu sunt. Tu eşti. El este. Ea este. Noi suntem. Voi suneţi. Ei sunt. Ele sunt.
	lorelai	Wednesday 16th of November 2005 09:13:35 PM
	- Great job, Josh! :) Now how about... "a lua" - to take.
	stjerne	Saturday 19th of November 2005 03:34:27 PM
	- [b][u]A lua: To Take[/b][/u] Eu iau Tu iei El ia Ea ia Noi luăm Voi luaţi Ei iau Ele iau
	lorelai	Saturday 19th of November 2005 11:33:00 PM
	- Excellent, Stjerne! :) And this was a "really irregular" :D one. The next one often present even native speakers with problems; but I'm sure you'll "conquer" it. ;) a mânca - to eat
	Josh.	Sunday 20th of November 2005 11:47:04 AM
	- [i]Sunt mâncând pasta. :p [/i] a mânca eu mănânc tu mănânci el/ea mănâncă noi mâncăm voi mâncaţi ei/ele manâncă
	stjerne	Sunday 20th of November 2005 03:30:06 PM
	- mersi Lore :) Is there more than one verb meaning to eat.. I only know of: a mînca
	lorelai	Sunday 20th of November 2005 05:42:01 PM
	- [quote][i]Originally posted by Josh.[/i] [i]Mănânc paste. :p [/i] a mânca eu mănânc tu mănânci el/ea mănâncă noi mâncăm voi mâncaţi ei/ele mănâncă[/quote] Remember, there is no Present Continuous tense in Romanian so we use the Present Simple for progressive actions also. "Mănânc paste" can be both "I eat pasta" (generally) or "I'm eating pasta" (right now), depending on the context. [quote][i]Originally posted by Stjerne.[/i] Is there more than one verb meaning to eat.. I only know of: a mînca [/quote] If you're talking about the difference between "a mânca" and "a mînca" then no, they are actually one and the same verb. Actually, you can only differentiate between them in writing, as the letters "â" and "î" represent the same phoneme. However, in 1993 the Romanian Academy introduced a spelling reform and, since then, the letter "î" is only used at the beginning or the end of a word or inside a word only if this was formed by adding a prefix (e.g. "a împăca" - to pacify --> "a reîmpăca"). In all other situations we use "â" ("când" - when, "gând" - thought). Therefore, "a mânca" is the only correct way of spelling the verb "to eat" (at least for the time being). By the way, this was the same reform that transformed "sînt" ("a fi", I person, sg. and III person pl.) into "sunt". "sîntem" into "suntem", "sînteţi" into "sunteţi." If you were referring to synonyms for "a mânca", off the top of my head "a se alimenta" (to feed oneself), "a consuma" (to consume), "a se hrăni" (to nourish oneself). There are also "a hali" and "a hapli", "a hăpăi" but these are really colloquial and not perfect synonyms, they lean towards "to devour", "to eat heartily and quickly". Let's go on with: a vrea - to want.
	stjerne	Monday 21st of November 2005 08:13:29 AM
	- ahhh mulţumesc foarte mult!! :) [b][u]A Vrea:[/b][/u] To Want Eu vreau Tu vrei El/Ea vrea Noi vrem Voi vreţi Ei/Ele vor
	lorelai	Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 12:07:16 PM
	- Cu multă plăcere! :) You're very much welcome for this and to ask any further questions. And, if you want :p, to attempt this new verb: a şti - to know
	Jeremy87	Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 02:49:06 PM
	- [b][u]a şti[/u][/b] Eu ştiu Tu ştii El/Ea ştie Noi ştim Voi stiţi Ei/ele ştiu
	lorelai	Tuesday 22nd of November 2005 10:12:23 PM
	- Good job, Jeremy! :) Next in line: a (se) usca - to dry, to dry off