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șterg
wipe /ˈʃterɡ/
verb#4069 most common
Also: erase, delete, clean off
Example sentences
Eu șterg praful de pe masă.
I wipe the dust off the table.
Copiii șterg tabla după ora de matematică.
The children wipe the board after math class.
Ori de câte ori plouă, șterg geamurile mașinii.
Whenever it rains, I wipe the car's windows.
Ștergeam mesajele vechi când am găsit fotografia aceea.
I was deleting old messages when I found that photo.
Dacă nu ștergi fișierele temporare, calculatorul se umple repede.
If you don't delete the temporary files, the computer fills up quickly.
Deși își ștergea mereu urmele cu grijă, ancheta a reușit să-i reconstituie traseul.
Although he always carefully wiped away his tracks, the investigation managed to reconstruct his route.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | șterg | ștersei | voi șterge |
| 2sg | ștergi | șterseși | vei șterge |
| 3sg | șterge | șterse | va șterge |
| 1pl | ștergem | șterserăm | vom șterge |
| 2pl | ștergeți | șterserăți | veți șterge |
| 3pl | șterg | șterseră | vor șterge |
Word family
ștergerethe act of wiping, erasing, or deleting
ștergătorwiper or eraser, as in a windshield wiper
șterswiped, erased, or (of color) faded and dullștergara traditional embroidered hand towel
de neștersindelible, that cannot be erased
Etymology
Șterge comes from Latin extergere, meaning to wipe off or clean by rubbing. The initial ex- weakened over time in Romanian and the surviving consonant hardened into the sound spelled ș. The core sense, removing something by rubbing, has stayed intact from Latin to modern Romanian, extending naturally to erasing text or deleting digital files.
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