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cauță
searches for / looks for /ˈka.u.tə/
verb#824 most common
Also: look for! (command), seeks, is looking for
Example sentences
Ana caută cheile.
Ana is looking for the keys.
El caută un loc de parcare.
He is looking for a parking spot.
Caută-mă mâine la birou.
Look for me tomorrow at the office.
Poliția încă îl caută pe suspect.
The police are still searching for the suspect.
Compania caută activ soluții inovatoare pentru reducerea costurilor.
The company is actively seeking innovative solutions to cut costs.
Omul care își caută cu adevărat rostul în viață rareori se mulțumește cu răspunsuri simple.
A person who truly searches for their purpose in life rarely settles for simple answers.
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
căutaresearch, quest
căutatsought-after, in demand
căutătorseeker, prospector (e.g. gold digger)
a se căutato look for one another; colloquially, to be feeling out a relationship
Etymology
Caută is a form of the verb a căuta, from Latin cautare, a frequentative built on cavere, meaning to be watchful or take care. The sense shifted in Romanian from watching carefully to actively looking for something. This development is unique to Romanian; other Romance languages built their verb for search from different Latin roots.
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