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baut

drunk (intoxicated by alcohol) /bəˈut/

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Also: having drunk (past participle of "a bea", used to form the perfect tense)

Example sentences

Eu am băut apă.
I drank water.
Ai băut cafea azi-dimineață?
Did you drink coffee this morning?
El este puțin băut.
He is a bit drunk.
Paharul de vin a fost băut repede.
The glass of wine was drunk quickly.
Prietenii mei erau prea băuți ca să conducă.
My friends were too drunk to drive.
Deși părea doar puțin băută, de fapt băuse un pahar întreg de whisky.
Although she seemed only a little drunk, she had actually drunk a whole glass of whisky.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativebăut / băutăbăuți / băute
Genitivebăut / băutebăuți / băute
Accusativebăut / băutăbăuți / băute
Vocativebăutule / băutobăuților / băutelor

Word family

a beato drink
băuturădrink, beverage
băutordrinker
beatdrunk (synonym)
nebăutnot drunk, untouched (of a drink)

Etymology

"Băut" is the past participle of the verb "a bea", to drink, which descends from Latin "bibere". Like many Romance descendants of "bibere", it kept the double role of forming compound past tenses and standing alone as an adjective for someone who has drunk too much. Romanian shares this verb root with its sister languages, though each shaped the participle differently.

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