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batut

beaten /bəˈtut/

adjective#5222 most common

Also: whipped (eggs, cream), worn/trodden (path), weather-beaten, worn down

Example sentences

Oul este bătut.
The egg is beaten.
Am bătut ouăle pentru prăjitură.
I beat the eggs for the cake.
Covorul bătut afară era plin de praf.
The rug, beaten outside, was full of dust.
Drumul spre cabană este bine bătut de turiști.
The path to the cabin is well-trodden by hikers.
Bătut de vânt și de ploaie, copacul s-a aplecat spre pământ.
Beaten by wind and rain, the tree leaned toward the ground.
Bătută de soartă, femeia nu și-a pierdut niciodată speranța.
Beaten down by fate, the woman never lost hope.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativebătut (m) / bătută (f)bătuți (m) / bătute (f)
Genitivebătut (m) / bătută (f)bătuți (m) / bătute (f)
Accusativebătut (m) / bătută (f)bătuți (m) / bătute (f)
Vocativebătut (m) / bătută (f)bătuți (m) / bătute (f)

Word family

a bateto beat, to hit, to knock
bătaiea beating, a fight
bătătorbeater, whisk
abătutdejected, downcast
bătăliebattle

Etymology

Bătut is the past participle of the verb a bate, meaning to beat or to strike. A bate comes from Latin battuere, a verb meaning to beat or hit that was widespread in Vulgar Latin. The word survived across the Romance languages with its core sense of striking intact.

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