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bag
to put in (insert) /ˈbag/
verb#2041 most common
Also: to stick into, to notice (a băga de seamă), to meddle (a se băga)
Example sentences
Bag cheia în broască.
I put the key in the lock.
Mama bagă rufele la spălat.
Mom puts the laundry in to wash.
Bagă mâna în buzunar și scoate telefonul.
He puts his hand in his pocket and takes out the phone.
Nu bag de seamă nimic ciudat.
I don't notice anything strange.
Nu te băga în viața mea!
Don't meddle in my life!
S-a băgat în ședință fără să fie invitat.
He inserted himself into the meeting without being invited.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | bag | băgai | voi băga |
| 2sg | bagi | băgași | vei băga |
| 3sg | bagă | băgă | va băga |
| 1pl | băgăm | băgarăm | vom băga |
| 2pl | băgați | băgarăți | veți băga |
| 3pl | bagă | băgară | vor băga |
Word family
a băgato put in, insert (infinitive)
băgarethe act of putting in, insertion
băgăciosnosy, meddlesome
băgatinserted; (colloquial) pushy, forward
Etymology
The verb "a băga" is one of the small set of everyday Romanian words whose origin dictionaries mark as uncertain. It is not a straightforward Latin inheritance like most core vocabulary, and no securely established source word has been agreed on. It has been in common use across Romanian dialects for centuries, covering the basic sense of putting or pushing something into a space.
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