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certa
to scold /tʃerˈta/
verb#2731 most common
Also: to quarrel (with someone), to argue, to reprimand
Example sentences
Mama mă ceartă des.
Mom scolds me often.
Copiii se ceartă pentru jucării.
The children are arguing over toys.
Nu vreau să mă cert cu tine.
I don't want to argue with you.
Profesorul l-a certat pe elev pentru întârziere.
The teacher scolded the student for being late.
Dacă te mai cerți cu vecinii, o să ai probleme.
If you keep arguing with the neighbors, you'll have problems.
Deși se certaseră cu o seară înainte, s-au împăcat repede a doua zi.
Although they had argued the night before, they made up quickly the next day.
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
ceartăa quarrel, a scolding
certărețquarrelsome, argumentative
certaton bad terms, not speaking to someone
a se certato quarrel or argue with each other
Etymology
Certa comes from Latin certare, meaning to contend or to strive for a decision. That verb is built on certus, decided or fixed, the past participle of cernere, to sift or to distinguish. In Romanian the meaning narrowed from general contention to the everyday sense of scolding someone or quarreling with them.
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