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arunc
I throw (from "a arunca", to throw) /aˈrunk/
verb#1953 most common
Also: I toss, I cast, I discard
Example sentences
Arunc mingea.
I throw the ball.
Nu arunca gunoiul pe jos!
Don't throw the trash on the ground!
Ieri am aruncat cheile din greșeală.
Yesterday I threw away the keys by mistake.
Dacă nu rezolvi problema, îți arunci șansa de a câștiga.
If you don't solve the problem, you're throwing away your chance to win.
Guvernul a decis să arunce în aer clădirea abandonată.
The government decided to blow up the abandoned building.
Criticii au aruncat mănușa autorilor reformei, acuzându-i de superficialitate.
The critics threw down the gauntlet to the reform's authors, accusing them of superficiality.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | arunc | aruncai | voi arunca |
| 2sg | arunci | aruncași | vei arunca |
| 3sg | aruncă | aruncă | va arunca |
| 1pl | aruncăm | aruncarăm | vom arunca |
| 2pl | aruncați | aruncarăți | veți arunca |
| 3pl | aruncă | aruncară | vor arunca |
Word family
a aruncato throw
aruncarethe act of throwingaruncatthrown
aruncătorthrower, launcher
aruncăturăa throw, a toss
Etymology
"Arunc" is the first-person singular present of the verb "a arunca", meaning "to throw". Its origin is debated among Romanian etymologists. The most cited theory traces it to Latin "eruncare", meaning "to weed out" or "to uproot", with the sense shifting over time from "pulling something out" to "throwing it away".
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