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bate
beats / hits / knocks /ˈba.te/
verb#454 most common
Also: knocks (on a door), blows (of wind), strikes (of a clock)
Example sentences
Cineva bate la ușă.
Someone is knocking at the door.
Inima lui bate repede.
His heart beats fast.
Vântul bate puternic afară.
The wind is blowing hard outside.
Ceasul bate ora douăsprezece.
The clock strikes twelve.
El bate covorul în curte în fiecare primăvară.
He beats the carpet in the yard every spring.
Echipa noastră bate campioana en titre în finală.
Our team beats the defending champion in the final.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | bat | bătui | voi bate |
| 2sg | bați | bătuși | vei bate |
| 3sg | bate | bătu | va bate |
| 1pl | batem | băturăm | vom bate |
| 2pl | bateți | băturăți | veți bate |
| 3pl | bat | bătură | vor bate |
Word family
bătaiebeating, fight, spanking
bătutbeaten, worn (path)
bătătorwhisk, beater
abateto deviate, to digress
combateto combat, to fight against
Etymology
Bate comes from the Vulgar Latin verb battuere, meaning to strike or hit. Some etymologists trace battuere further back to a Gaulish word for fighting, borrowed into Latin from Celtic. Romanian kept the verb as a everyday, base-level word for physical striking, and it spread over time to cover a heartbeat, a knock, wind, and a clock's chime.
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