lua
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verb
- to take
- synonym of cumpăra“to buy”
- to taketo use up time
- to pass an examination
- to come upon somebody
Forms
Present
| I | iau |
|---|---|
| you | iei |
| he, she, it | ia |
| we | luăm |
| you (plural) | luați |
| they | iau |
Imperfect
| I | luam |
|---|---|
| you | luai |
| he, she, it | lua |
| we | luam |
| you (plural) | luați |
| they | luau |
Subjunctive
| I | să iau |
|---|---|
| you | să iei |
| he, she, it | să ia |
| we | să luăm |
| you (plural) | să luați |
| they | să ia |
Imperative
| affirmative | negative | |
|---|---|---|
| you | ia | nu lua |
| you (plural) | luați | nu luați |
Other forms
| infinitive | a lua |
|---|---|
| past participle | luat |
| gerund | luând |
More forms are in the app.
Other ways to say it
- apucato grab, grip, grasp, seize; to start, endeavour, begin to do something
- cumpărato buy, purchase
- promovato promote
- urmato follow (go where someone else goes, not in pursuit); to follow (be someone’s follower or partner)
Idioms you will actually hear
- a lua taurul de coarneto take the bull by the hornsThe same picture as in English: to face a problem head on.