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condamn
I condemn /konˈdamn/
verb#5667 most common
Also: I sentence, I convict, I denounce
Example sentences
Eu condamn violența.
I condemn violence.
Judecătorul îl condamnă la închisoare.
The judge sentences him to prison.
Noi condamnăm această decizie nedreaptă.
We condemn this unjust decision.
Presa condamnă corupția din guvern.
The press condemns corruption in the government.
Instanța l-a condamnat pentru fraudă, deși probele erau neconcludente.
The court convicted him of fraud, even though the evidence was inconclusive.
Deși unii istorici condamnă acele decizii privite retrospectiv, contextul epocii era cu totul altul.
Although some historians condemn those decisions in hindsight, the context of the era was entirely different.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | condamn | condamnai | voi condamna |
| 2sg | condamni | condamnași | vei condamna |
| 3sg | condamnă | condamnă | va condamna |
| 1pl | condamnăm | condamnarăm | vom condamna |
| 2pl | condamnați | condamnarăți | veți condamna |
| 3pl | condamnă | condamnară | vor condamna |
Word family
condamnarecondemnation, sentencing
condamnatcondemned, convicted; a convict
condamnabilcondemnable, reprehensible
necondamnatnot condemned, unconvicted
Etymology
Romanian "condamna" was borrowed from French "condamner" in the modern era, as part of the wave of French vocabulary that reshaped Romanian in the 19th century. French "condamner" itself descends from Latin "condemnare", built from the prefix "com-" (together, thoroughly) and "damnare" (to inflict a penalty on, to damn), which in turn comes from "damnum" (harm, loss, fine). The core idea across all these forms is fixing a penalty or judgment on someone.
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