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bea
drinks (he or she drinks) /ˈbe̯a/
verb#387 most common
Also: to drink (cited as the conjugated form of "a bea"), drink! (imperative)
Example sentences
Copilul bea apă.
The child drinks water.
Ea bea suc de portocale la micul dejun.
She drinks orange juice at breakfast.
Bea multă apă dacă vrei să fii sănătos!
Drink a lot of water if you want to be healthy!
El nu bea alcool pentru că îi face rău.
He doesn't drink alcohol because it makes him feel ill.
Doctorul i-a recomandat să bea ceai de mușețel înainte de culcare.
The doctor recommended that he drink chamomile tea before bed.
Deși știa că nu-i face bine, continua să bea cafea neagră la orice oră din zi.
Although he knew it was not good for him, he kept drinking strong black coffee at any hour of the day.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | beau | băui | voi bea |
| 2sg | bei | băuși | vei bea |
| 3sg | bea | bău | va bea |
| 1pl | bem | băurăm | vom bea |
| 2pl | beți | băurăți | veți bea |
| 3pl | beau | băură | vor bea |
Word family
Etymology
Bea is a form of the Romanian verb "a bea", to drink, which descends from Latin bibere. Romanian kept the Latin verb almost unchanged in meaning while its sounds shifted over centuries of spoken Vulgar Latin in the region. The 3rd person present form bea also doubles as the informal imperative, a common pattern in Romanian verb paradigms.
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