bate
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verb
- to beatrepeatedly hit for various purposes
- to beatgive a beating
- to have a fight
- to defeat
- to beat
Forms
Present
| I | bat |
|---|---|
| you | bați |
| he, she, it | bate |
| we | batem |
| you (plural) | bateți |
| they | bat |
Imperfect
| I | băteam |
|---|---|
| you | băteai |
| he, she, it | bătea |
| we | băteam |
| you (plural) | băteați |
| they | băteau |
Subjunctive
| I | să bat |
|---|---|
| you | să bați |
| he, she, it | să bată |
| we | să batem |
| you (plural) | să bateți |
| they | să bată |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| you | bate | nu bate |
| you (plural) | bateți | nu bateți |
Other forms
| infinitive | a bate |
|---|---|
| past participle | bătut |
| gerund | bătând |
More forms are in the app.
Other ways to say it
- caftito beat (someone)
- cotonogito beat up
- mardiTo beat (someone).
- înfrângeto defeat, overcome, vanquish
- învingeto win (against an opponent); to beat, defeat, vanquish
Idioms you will actually hear
- a bate apa în piuăto beat about the bushLiterally "to beat water in a mortar": doing something pointless.