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arde
to burn /ˈar.de/
verb#704 most common
Also: to be on fire, to sting (of pain, skin), to burn with desire (figurative)
Example sentences
Focul arde în șemineu.
The fire is burning in the fireplace.
Soarele arde puternic vara.
The sun burns fiercely in summer.
Mă arde stomacul după ce am mâncat picant.
My stomach burns after I ate something spicy.
Lumânarea a ars toată noaptea pe masă.
The candle burned all night on the table.
Rana îi ardea cumplit, dar nu a scos niciun sunet.
The wound burned terribly, but he didn't make a sound.
De dorul ei, sufletul îi ardea ca o flacără mistuitoare.
With longing for her, his soul burned like a consuming flame.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ard | arsei | voi arde |
| 2sg | arzi | arseși | vei arde |
| 3sg | arde | arse | va arde |
| 1pl | ardem | arserăm | vom arde |
| 2pl | ardeți | arserăți | veți arde |
| 3pl | ard | arseră | vor arde |
Word family
ardereburning, combustion
arsburnt
arsurăa burn, burn injuryardoareardor, fervor
arzătorburning, scorching
Etymology
Arde comes straight from Latin ardere, meaning to burn. Romanian kept the verb almost unchanged across two thousand years, unlike many Romance languages that replaced it with derivatives of Latin brulare or arsura-type formations. Scholars link ardere to an old Indo-European root for burning and ash, though the exact reconstruction is debated.
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