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câștiga
to win /kɨʃtiˈɡa/
verb#3242 most common
Also: to earn, to gain, to earn (money)
Example sentences
Eu câștig un premiu.
I win a prize.
Ea câștigă bani muncind mult.
She earns money by working hard.
Echipa noastră a câștigat meciul de fotbal.
Our team won the football match.
Dacă vei munci din greu, vei câștiga respectul colegilor tăi.
If you work hard, you will earn your colleagues' respect.
Guvernul speră să câștige încrederea cetățenilor prin reforme transparente.
The government hopes to win citizens' trust through transparent reforms.
Deși pornea ca outsider în cursa electorală, candidatul a reușit să câștige alegerile printr-o campanie neconvențională.
Although starting as an outsider in the electoral race, the candidate managed to win the elections through an unconventional campaign.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | câștig | câștigai | voi câștiga |
| 2sg | câștigi | câștigași | vei câștiga |
| 3sg | câștigă | câștigă | va câștiga |
| 1pl | câștigăm | câștigarăm | vom câștiga |
| 2pl | câștigați | câștigarăți | veți câștiga |
| 3pl | câștigă | câștigară | vor câștiga |
Word family
câștiggain, earnings, prizecâștigătorwinner
câștigătoarewinner (feminine)
câștigarethe act of winning or earning
Etymology
Câștiga entered Romanian from a Slavic source, most likely Bulgarian, during the medieval period of heavy Slavic contact with Romanian-speaking populations. The original sense centered on acquisition or gain, and Romanian narrowed and extended it to cover both winning a contest and earning money through work. Its exact deeper root beyond the Slavic borrowing is not well established, so no further reconstruction is given here.
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