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conduce
to drive /konˈdut͡ʃe/
verb#382 most common
Also: to lead, to manage, to conduct
Example sentences
El conduce o mașină nouă.
He drives a new car.
Tu conduci prea repede pe autostradă.
You drive too fast on the highway.
Noi conducem cu rândul în excursie.
We take turns driving on the trip.
Ea conducea firma înainte să se pensioneze.
She was running the firm before she retired.
Guvernul este condus de un prim-ministru tânăr.
The government is led by a young prime minister.
Strategia adoptată a condus compania spre un succes neașteptat.
The adopted strategy led the company toward unexpected success.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | conduc | condusei | voi conduce |
| 2sg | conduci | conduseși | vei conduce |
| 3sg | conduce | conduse | va conduce |
| 1pl | conducem | conduserăm | vom conduce |
| 2pl | conduceți | conduserăți | veți conduce |
| 3pl | conduc | conduseră | vor conduce |
Word family
conducereleadership, management, drivingconducătorleader, driver
condusdriven, led (past participle)
conducătoarefemale leader
Etymology
Conduce comes from Latin conducere, a verb built from the prefix com- (together) and ducere (to lead). In Latin it could mean to bring together, to hire, or to lead. Romanian kept the sense of leading and driving, while English borrowed the same Latin root to form conduct.
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