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băga

to put in, to insert /bəˈɡa/

verb#634 most common

Also: to shove in, to stick in, (reflexive) to meddle, to interfere

Example sentences

Bag cartea în ghiozdan.
I put the book in the backpack.
Vasile bagă banii în buzunar.
Vasile puts the money in his pocket.
Nu te băga în cearta lor!
Don't get involved in their argument!
Am băgat de seamă că ușa era deschisă.
I noticed that the door was open.
Dacă ai fi băgat mâna în foc pentru el, ai fi greșit.
If you had vouched for him, you would have been wrong.
Băgasem deja de seamă că ceva nu era în regulă, dar am ignorat semnalul.
I had already noticed something wasn't right, but I ignored the signal.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgbagbăgaivoi băga
2sgbagibăgașivei băga
3sgbagăbăgăva băga
1plbăgămbăgarămvom băga
2plbăgațibăgarățiveți băga
3plbagăbăgarăvor băga

Word family

băgarethe act of inserting or putting in
băgatput in, inserted
băgăciosmeddlesome, nosy
băgărețprying, given to butting in
a se băgato meddle, to interfere

Etymology

The origin of băga is not settled. It has no confirmed Latin source, which is unusual since most core Romanian verbs descend directly from Latin. Some Romanian dictionaries treat it as a native formation of obscure origin rather than a borrowing. Because the evidence is thin, no reliable cognate set can be given.

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