The Present Indicative of the verbs in “-i / -î” (4th
conjugation)
The verbs ended in "-i
/ -î"
are considered verbs of the 4th conjugation.
The Present Indicative is formed from the root verb. In order to
obtain the root verb, the infinitive suffix "-i
/ 'î"
must be eliminated.
Examples: a
fugi (to run) –
the root verb is "fug"
(without "-i")
After obtaining the root verb, the following endings must be added: Ø
(1st person in the singular), -i
(2nd person in the plural), -e
(3rd person in the singular), -im
(1st person in the plural), -iți
(2nd person in the plural), Ø
(3rd person in the plural).
Some verbs have an irregular paradigm. The root of some verbs
presents irregular forms: e.g. eu ies, eu vin.
A
ieși (engl. to go out), a
fugi (engl. to run), a
veni (engl. to come)
Eu ies
Eu fug
Eu vin
Tu ieși
Tu fugi
Tu vii
El / ea iese
El / ea fuge
El / ea vine
Noi ieșim
Noi fugim
Noi venim
Voi ieșiți
Voi fugiți
Voi veniți
Ei / ele ies
Ei / ele fug
Ei / ele vin
Some verbs receive a suffix before endings. The suffixes are: -esc
(1st person in the singular and 3rd person in the plural), -eșt
(2nd and 3rd person in the singular). After these suffixes, the
Present endings must be added.
A
călători (engl. to travel), a
dori (engl. to want), a
vorbi (engl. to speak)
Eu călătoresc
Eu doresc
Eu vorbesc
Tu călătorești
Tu dorești
Tu vorbești
El / ea călătorește
El / ea dorește
El / ea vorbește
Noi călătorim
Noi dorim
Noi vorbim
Voi călătoriți
Voi doriți
Voi vorbiți
Ei / ele călătoresc
Ei / ele doresc
Ei / ele vorbesc
The verbs ended in "ui"
(in the infinitive) keep the same vowels before suffixes.
A
construi (engl. to build), a
locui (engl. to live)
Eu construiesc
Eu locuiesc
Tu construiești
Tu locuiești
El / ea construiește
El / ea locuiește
Noi construim
Noi locuim
Voi construiți
Voi locuiți
Ei /ele construiesc
Ei / ele locuiesc
The verbs ended in "-î"
receive the same endings as the verbs ended in "i".
Some of them are conjugated with a suffix. The suffixes are added
after the root verb. These suffixes are: -ăsc
(1st person in the singular and 3rd person in the plural), -ășt
(2nd and 3rd person in the singular)
A
hotărî (engl. to decide)
Eu hotărăsc
Noi hotărâm
Tu hotărăști
Voi hotărâți
El / ea hotărăște
Ei / ele hotărăsc
A model without suffixes is the verb "a
coborî" (engl. to go down)
Eu cobor
Noi coborâm
Tu cobori
Voi coborâți
El / ea coboară
Ei / ele coboară
The negative form
In order to obtain the negative form, the particle "nu"
must be added in front of the verb.
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