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coborî
to go down, descend /koboˈrɨ/
verb#1106 most common
Also: to get off (a vehicle), to come down, to drop, lower (figurative)
Example sentences
Eu cobor din autobuz.
I get off the bus.
Copiii coboară scările încet.
The children go down the stairs slowly.
Trebuie să cobor la următoarea stație.
I need to get off at the next stop.
Am coborât muntele înainte de furtună.
We went down the mountain before the storm.
Prețurile au coborât considerabil în ultimul trimestru.
Prices have dropped considerably over the last quarter.
Pe măsură ce ceața cobora peste vale, drumeții își pierdeau treptat reperele.
As the fog descended over the valley, the hikers gradually lost their bearings.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | cobor | coborâi | voi coborî |
| 2sg | cobori | coborâși | vei coborî |
| 3sg | coboară | coborî | va coborî |
| 1pl | coborâm | coborârăm | vom coborî |
| 2pl | coborâți | coborârăți | veți coborî |
| 3pl | coboară | coborâră | vor coborî |
Word family
coborâredescent, the act of going down
coborâtordescending; one descended from (ancestry)
coborâșdownward slope, descent
pogorîto descend (archaic, elevated register)
Etymology
The origin of coborî is debated among Romanian etymologists. Most dictionaries list it as of unknown or disputed origin, possibly a survival from the pre-Roman substrate language spoken in the Balkans before Latin arrived, much like other basic Romanian words such as mal or brânză. Because no source language can be established with confidence, no secure root can be assigned. Its close doublet pogorî, used mainly in religious and literary contexts, likely comes from the same base.
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