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certăm
we scold /t͡ʃerˈtəm/
verb#5251 most common
Also: we argue/quarrel (reflexive: ne certăm), we tell off, we reprimand
Example sentences
Noi ne certăm rar.
We argue rarely.
Când suntem obosiți, ne certăm pentru lucruri mici.
When we are tired, we argue over small things.
Îl certăm pe copil când minte.
We scold the child when he lies.
Ne certăm mereu pe bani.
We always argue about money.
Ne certăm des, dar ne împăcăm repede.
We argue often, but we make up quickly.
De fiecare dată când discutăm despre politică, ne certăm până noaptea târziu.
Every time we discuss politics, we argue until late at night.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | cert | certai | voi certa |
| 2sg | cerți | certași | vei certa |
| 3sg | ceartă | certă | va certa |
| 1pl | certăm | certarăm | vom certa |
| 2pl | certați | certarăți | veți certa |
| 3pl | ceartă | certară | vor certa |
Word family
a certato scold; (reflexive) to quarrel
ceartăa quarrel, an argumentcertatscolded; on bad terms with someone
certărețquarrelsome, argumentative
certarethe act of scolding
Etymology
Certăm comes from the Latin verb certare, meaning to contend, compete, or struggle to settle a matter. Romanian kept the sense of contention and narrowed it two ways: a certa on its own means to scold someone, while the reflexive a se certa means to quarrel with someone. Certare itself derives from certus, decided or settled, the past participle of cernere, to sift or discern.
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