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condamna

to condemn /kon.dam.ˈna/

verb#2485 most common

Also: to sentence, to convict

Example sentences

Judecătorul îl condamnă.
The judge sentences him.
Ea a fost condamnată la închisoare.
She was sentenced to prison.
Toți l-au condamnat pentru minciunile lui.
Everyone condemned him for his lies.
Instanța a condamnat compania la plata unei amenzi uriașe.
The court sentenced the company to pay a huge fine.
Presa internațională a condamnat ferm represiunea violentă a protestelor.
The international press firmly condemned the violent crackdown on the protests.
Deși mulți l-au condamnat public, puțini au înțeles complexitatea deciziei sale.
Although many condemned him publicly, few understood the complexity of his decision.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgcondamncondamnaivoi condamna
2sgcondamnicondamnașivei condamna
3sgcondamnăcondamnăva condamna
1plcondamnămcondamnarămvom condamna
2plcondamnațicondamnarățiveți condamna
3plcondamnăcondamnarăvor condamna

Word family

condamnarecondemnation, sentencing
condamnatcondemned; a convict
condamnabilcondemnable, blameworthy
necondamnatnot condemned, unconvicted

Etymology

Romanian borrowed condamna from French condamner, reinforced by Italian condannare, both descending from Latin condemnare. The Latin verb joins the prefix com- with damnare, meaning to inflict loss or judge guilty. The word entered Romanian during the nineteenth century as part of a wave of French and Italian legal and administrative vocabulary.

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