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ascunde
to hide /asˈkunde/
verb#486 most common
Also: to conceal, to cover
Example sentences
Copilul se ascunde după ușă.
The child hides behind the door.
Nu ascunde nimic de mine.
Don't hide anything from me.
Ea a ascuns cadoul în dulap.
She hid the gift in the closet.
Norii ascund soarele în fiecare după-amiază de vară.
The clouds hide the sun every summer afternoon.
Politicianul a încercat să ascundă adevărul de la public, dar presa l-a demascat.
The politician tried to hide the truth from the public, but the press exposed him.
Deși părea calmă, privirea ei ascundea o teamă profundă pe care nimeni nu o bănuia.
Although she seemed calm, her gaze concealed a deep fear that no one suspected.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ascund | ascunsei | voi ascunde |
| 2sg | ascunzi | ascunseși | vei ascunde |
| 3sg | ascunde | ascunse | va ascunde |
| 1pl | ascundem | ascunserăm | vom ascunde |
| 2pl | ascundeți | ascunserăți | veți ascunde |
| 3pl | ascund | ascunseră | vor ascunde |
Word family
ascunzătoarehiding placeascunshidden, secret
ascunzișnook, hideout
neascunsunconcealed, open
ascunderethe act of hiding, concealment
Etymology
Ascunde comes from Latin abscondere, meaning to put away or hide. That verb was built from the prefix abs- (away, off) and condere (to put together, store). As spoken Latin evolved into Romanian, abscondere lost some of its middle sounds and settled into the form ascunde.
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