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asuma
to assume (take on responsibility) /a.suˈma/
verb#4045 most common
Also: to take on (a risk, a role), to own (a mistake or decision), to shoulder
Example sentences
Eu îmi asum greșeala.
I take responsibility for the mistake.
Ea își asumă riscul.
She takes on the risk.
Trebuie să ne asumăm consecințele.
We must take responsibility for the consequences.
Guvernul și-a asumat răspunderea pentru decizie.
The government took responsibility for the decision.
Nu-mi asum vina pentru ceva ce n-am făcut.
I will not take the blame for something I did not do.
Politicienii ar trebui să își asume public eșecurile, nu doar succesele.
Politicians should own their failures in public, not just their successes.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | îmi asum | îmi asumai | îmi voi asuma |
| 2sg | îți asumi | îți asumași | îți vei asuma |
| 3sg | își asumă | își asumă | își va asuma |
| 1pl | ne asumăm | ne asumarăm | ne vom asuma |
| 2pl | vă asumați | vă asumarăți | vă veți asuma |
| 3pl | își asumă | își asumară | își vor asuma |
Word family
asumarethe act of taking on responsibility
asumatassumed, owned up to (of a decision or mistake)
neasumatnot owned, not taken responsibility for
răspundere asumatăassumed responsibility, a set formal phrase in Romanian politics
Etymology
The verb comes from Latin "assumere," built from the prefix "ad-" (toward) and "sumere" (to take). Romanian likely reborrowed it in the modern era, alongside French "assumer," as part of the wave of Latin-Romance vocabulary that reshaped the literary language in the 19th century. It is usually used reflexively, "a-și asuma," which stresses that the responsibility is taken onto oneself.
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