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împușcat
shot (hit by gunfire) /ɨm.puʃˈkat/
adjective#992 most common
Also: wounded by a bullet, killed by shooting
Example sentences
Vânătorul a împușcat un iepure.
The hunter shot a rabbit.
Polițistul a fost împușcat în braț.
The policeman was shot in the arm.
Femeia împușcată a fost dusă la spital.
The shot woman was taken to the hospital.
Ursul a fost împușcat de garda forestieră după ce a atacat un turist.
The bear was shot by the forest ranger after it attacked a tourist.
Deși fusese împușcat de două ori, reușise să ajungă la mașină înainte să se prăbușească.
Although he had been shot twice, he had managed to reach the car before collapsing.
Cadavrul soldatului, împușcat mișelește din spate, a fost găsit abia a doua zi de localnici.
The soldier's corpse, treacherously shot from behind, was found only the next day by locals.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | împușcat | împușcați |
| Genitive | împușcat | împușcați |
| Accusative | împușcat | împușcați |
| Vocative | împușcat | împușcați |
Word family
Etymology
Împușcat is the past participle of a împușca, meaning to shoot. The verb is built from the prefix în- and pușcă, the Romanian word for gun. Pușcă itself came into Romanian from South Slavic, where forms like Bulgarian and Serbian puška also mean gun. The participle therefore means, quite literally, hit by the gun.
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