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bucura
to be glad /bu.kuˈra/
verb#313 most common
Also: to rejoice, to enjoy (have the benefit of), to take pleasure in
Example sentences
Mă bucur să te văd.
I am glad to see you.
Copiii se bucură de vacanță.
The children enjoy their vacation.
Ne bucurăm de o zi frumoasă la mare.
We are enjoying a beautiful day at the seaside.
M-am bucurat enorm când am primit vestea.
I was overjoyed when I received the news.
Se bucură de un respect deosebit în comunitate.
He enjoys special respect in the community.
Deși știa că despărțirea era inevitabilă, s-a bucurat totuși de fiecare clipă petrecută împreună.
Although she knew the separation was inevitable, she still enjoyed every moment they spent together.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mă bucur | m-am bucurat | mă voi bucura |
| 2sg | te bucuri | te-ai bucurat | te vei bucura |
| 3sg | se bucură | s-a bucurat | se va bucura |
| 1pl | ne bucurăm | ne-am bucurat | ne vom bucura |
| 2pl | vă bucurați | v-ați bucurat | vă veți bucura |
| 3pl | se bucură | s-au bucurat | se vor bucura |
Word family
bucuriejoy, gladness
bucurosglad, joyfulîmbucurătorheartening, gladdening
bucurelsomewhat glad, cheerfully (often used lightly or ironically)
Etymology
The verb 'a bucura' is usually traced to Latin, though scholars do not agree on the exact source. One long-standing theory links it to Latin vacuare or vacuus, meaning 'to empty' or 'free', with the sense shifting from 'free of care' to 'joyful'. Because the derivation stays unsettled, no secure Proto-Indo-European root is assigned here. The noun bucurie and the adjective bucuros share the same stem.
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