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continua
to continue /kon.tiˈnu.a/
verb#423 most common
Also: to go on, to carry on, to resume
Example sentences
Eu continui să învăț limba română.
I continue to learn Romanian.
El continuă să lucreze la birou.
He continues to work at the office.
Vom continua discuția mâine.
We will continue the discussion tomorrow.
Copiii au continuat jocul până seara.
The children continued the game until evening.
Dacă ploaia continuă, vom anula excursia.
If the rain continues, we will cancel the trip.
Negocierile au continuat în ciuda tensiunilor, iar delegațiile au convenit să continue dialogul săptămâna viitoare.
The negotiations continued despite the tensions, and the delegations agreed to continue the dialogue next week.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | continui | continuai | voi continua |
| 2sg | continui | continuași | vei continua |
| 3sg | continuă | continuă | va continua |
| 1pl | continuăm | continuarăm | vom continua |
| 2pl | continuați | continuarăți | veți continua |
| 3pl | continuă | continuară | vor continua |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "a continua" in the 19th century from French "continuer", part of a wave of Latin-based vocabulary brought in to modernize the language. French "continuer" traces back to Latin "continuare" (to make continuous), built from "continuus" (uninterrupted), which comes from "continere" (to hold together): "con-" (together) plus "tenere" (to hold). The underlying sense is holding something together without a break.
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