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aduna
to gather /a.duˈna/
verb#1545 most common
Also: to collect, to add up, to assemble
Example sentences
Ana adună mere din copac.
Ana gathers apples from the tree.
Copiii adună bani pentru un cadou.
The children are collecting money for a gift.
Trebuie să adunăm toate hârtiile până diseară.
We need to gather all the papers by tonight.
La sfârșitul orei, elevii au adunat numerele de pe tablă.
At the end of class, the students added up the numbers on the board.
Oamenii se adunaseră în piață cu mult înainte de discurs.
People had gathered in the square long before the speech.
S-ar fi adunat mai multă lume dacă nu ar fi plouat.
More people would have gathered if it hadn't rained.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | adun | adunai | voi aduna |
| 2sg | aduni | adunași | vei aduna |
| 3sg | adună | adună | va aduna |
| 1pl | adunăm | adunarăm | vom aduna |
| 2pl | adunați | adunarăți | veți aduna |
| 3pl | adună | adunară | vor aduna |
Word family
adunaregathering, assembly, or addition (in math)
adunatgathered, collected
adunăturăa motley or disreputable crowd (pejorative)
strângea near-synonym meaning to gather or squeeze togetherEtymology
Aduna comes from Latin adunare, meaning to unite into one. That verb was built from the prefix ad- (toward) and unus (one). Romanian kept the sense of bringing separate things together, whether it is people, objects, or numbers.
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