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țin
I hold / I keep /t͡sin/
verb#790 most common
Also: I keep (a promise, an appointment), I care about (ține la), I fast (ține post)
Example sentences
Eu țin cheile în buzunar.
I keep the keys in my pocket.
Îmi țin promisiunile mereu.
I always keep my promises.
Țin foarte mult la familia mea.
I care a lot about my family.
Copiii țin minte tot ce le spui.
The children remember everything you tell them.
Țin post în perioada Postului Mare.
I fast during Lent.
Nu țin cont de zvonurile care circulă.
I don't pay attention to the rumors going around.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | țin | ținui | voi ține |
| 2sg | ții | ținuși | vei ține |
| 3sg | ține | ținu | va ține |
| 1pl | ținem | ținurăm | vom ține |
| 2pl | țineți | ținurăți | veți ține |
| 3pl | țin | ținură | vor ține |
Word family
a țineto hold, to keep (infinitive)
ținutheld; also a region or territoryrețineto retain, to detain, to remember
conțineto contain
susțineto support, to sustainEtymology
"Țin" comes from the Latin verb "tenere," meaning to hold. Romanian kept this verb as "a ține," and "țin" is its first-person singular present form. The same Latin root spread across the Romance languages and even into English through borrowed Latin vocabulary.
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