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culc
to lie down / to go to bed /kulk/
verb#1921 most common
Also: to put oneself to bed, to settle down (of an animal)
Example sentences
Eu mă culc devreme.
I go to bed early.
Pisica se culcă pe canapea.
The cat lies down on the couch.
Ne culcăm după cină.
We go to bed after dinner.
Aseară m-am culcat foarte târziu.
Last night I went to bed very late.
Câinele s-a culcat lângă foc și a adormit imediat.
The dog lay down next to the fire and fell asleep right away.
Deși era epuizat, nu voia să se culce înainte de a termina raportul.
Although he was exhausted, he did not want to go to bed before finishing the report.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | (eu) mă culc | (eu) mă culcai | (eu) mă voi culca |
| 2sg | (tu) te culci | (tu) te culcași | (tu) te vei culca |
| 3sg | (el/ea) se culcă | (el/ea) se culcă | (el/ea) se va culca |
| 1pl | (noi) ne culcăm | (noi) ne culcarăm | (noi) ne vom culca |
| 2pl | (voi) vă culcați | (voi) vă culcarăți | (voi) vă veți culca |
| 3pl | (ei/ele) se culcă | (ei/ele) se culcară | (ei/ele) se vor culca |
Word family
a (se) culcato lie down, to go to bed
culcatlying down, gone to bedculcușden, lair, nest for an animal
culcarethe act of lying down, bedtimeEtymology
"Culc" is a form of the reflexive verb "a (se) culca," which comes from Latin "collocare," meaning to place or set down. That word was built from "com-" (together) and "locare" (to place), itself from "locus" (place). Centuries of sound change wore "collocare" down to "culca" in popular speech, and the meaning narrowed from placing something in general to placing oneself down to sleep or rest.
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