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câștigat
won /kɨʃtiˈɡat/
verb#880 most common
Also: earned, gained, acquired
Example sentences
Am câștigat un premiu.
I won a prize.
Echipa mea a câștigat meciul de fotbal.
My team won the football match.
Anul acesta a câștigat mai mulți bani decât anul trecut.
This year he earned more money than last year.
Banii câștigați din vânzarea casei au fost investiți imediat.
The money earned from selling the house was invested right away.
Respectul câștigat cu greu de-a lungul anilor nu poate fi risipit într-o singură zi.
Respect won the hard way over the years cannot be squandered in a single day.
Deși pornise ca un simplu outsider, candidatul a câștigat alegerile printr-o campanie neașteptat de eficientă, reușind să convingă chiar și electoratul cel mai sceptic.
Although he had started as a mere outsider, the candidate won the election through an unexpectedly effective campaign, managing to win over even the most skeptical voters.
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
a câștigato win, to earn, to gain
câștiggain, earnings, winningscâștigătorwinner; winningcâștigătoarewinner (feminine); winning
necâștigatunwon, not earned
Etymology
Câștigat is the past participle of the verb a câștiga, meaning to win, earn, or gain. Romanian dictionaries treat the ultimate root of a câștiga as uncertain, and no single source is agreed upon by scholars. The word is old and inherited within Romanian, not a recent borrowing, and it has long carried the double sense of winning a contest and earning money through work.
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