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atârna
to hang (be suspended) /aˈtɨrna/
verb#4174 most common
Also: to dangle, to depend (on), to weigh on, be contingent on
Example sentences
Haina atârnă în dulap.
The coat hangs in the closet.
O lampă atârnă din tavan.
A lamp hangs from the ceiling.
Tabloul atârnă strâmb pe perete.
The painting hangs crooked on the wall.
Copilul atârna de gâtul mamei sale.
The child was hanging from his mother's neck.
Decizia finală atârnă de răspunsul tău.
The final decision depends on your answer.
Viitorul companiei atârnă de rezultatele din acest trimestru.
The company's future hinges on this quarter's results.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | atârn | atârnai | voi atârna |
| 2sg | atârni | atârnași | vei atârna |
| 3sg | atârnă | atârnă | va atârna |
| 1pl | atârnăm | atârnarăm | vom atârna |
| 2pl | atârnați | atârnarăți | veți atârna |
| 3pl | atârnă | atârnară | vor atârna |
Word family
atârnathung, hanging
atârnarethe act of hanging; dependence
neatârnareindependence (archaic, literary)
atârnătordependent, contingent
Etymology
The origin of atârna is not fully settled among Romanian etymologists. Some link it to a Vulgar Latin formation built on tornare, to turn, the same base that gave Romanian a turna, to pour. Others treat it as a native coinage from the prefix a- plus an obscure root, with no clean Latin source. Because the record is disputed, no reconstructed root is given here.
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