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căutaț
look for / search (2nd-person plural or formal command: "Search!") /kə.u.ˈtat͡sʲ/
verb#2123 most common
Also: you (all) are searching for, seek (command form)
Example sentences
Căutați cheile?
Are you looking for the keys?
Vă rog, căutați informații pe internet.
Please, look for information on the internet.
Dacă aveți întrebări, căutați răspunsul în manual.
If you have questions, look for the answer in the manual.
Căutați cu atenție fiecare colț al camerei înainte de a pleca.
Search carefully every corner of the room before you leave.
Vă recomand să căutați mai multe surse înainte de a trage o concluzie.
I recommend that you look for more sources before drawing a conclusion.
Este esențial să căutați soluții sustenabile, chiar dacă acestea presupun eforturi îndelungate.
It is essential that you search for sustainable solutions, even if they require lengthy effort.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | caut | căutai | voi căuta |
| 2sg | cauți | căutași | vei căuta |
| 3sg | caută | căută | va căuta |
| 1pl | căutăm | căutarăm | vom căuta |
| 2pl | căutați | căutarăți | veți căuta |
| 3pl | caută | căutară | vor căuta |
Word family
a căutato search, to look for
căutarea search, a questcăutătorsearcher, seeker
căutatsought-after, in demand
necăutatunsought, neglected
Etymology
"Căutați" is the second-person plural (and imperative) form of "a căuta," the Romanian verb for searching or looking for something. The verb comes from Latin "cogitare," which meant "to think" or "to consider." In the Romanian branch of spoken Latin, the sense shifted from thinking about something to actively searching for it, a change that did not happen in most other Romance languages. "Cogitare" itself is built from "co-" (together) plus "agitare," a frequentative form of "agere," meaning "to drive" or "to do."
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