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castigă
wins/earns /kɨʃˈtiɡə/
verb#5067 most common
Also: gains, earns money, gains ground
Example sentences
Ea câștigă un premiu.
She wins a prize.
El câștigă bani din munca lui.
He earns money from his work.
Echipa noastră câștigă des meciurile acasă.
Our team often wins its matches at home.
Ea câștigă mai mult decât cheltuiește în fiecare lună.
She earns more than she spends each month.
Compania câștigă încrederea clienților printr-un serviciu constant.
The company earns customers' trust through consistent service.
Deși pare simplu, argumentul său câștigă teren printre economiști sceptici.
Although it seems simple, his argument is gaining ground among skeptical economists.
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
Etymology
The verb a câștiga is the source of câștigă, its third-person present form. Some Romanian etymological dictionaries, including Ciorănescu, trace it to Latin castigare, meaning to punish or chastise. Under this account the sense shifted over time from subduing an opponent to overcoming and finally to winning or gaining. Other sources treat the word's exact origin as uncertain, so this derivation should be read as a proposal rather than a settled fact.
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