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cuveni
to be fitting, proper /ku.veˈni/
verb#4063 most common
Also: to be due, to deserve, to behoove
Example sentences
Așa se cuvine.
That is how it should be.
Nu se cuvine să vorbești așa cu bunica.
It is not proper to speak like that to your grandmother.
I se cuvine o pauză după atâta muncă.
He deserves a break after so much work.
Ni s-a cuvenit o parte din moștenire.
We were due a share of the inheritance.
Li se va cuveni o recompensă pentru eforturile depuse.
They will be owed a reward for the effort they put in.
Cuvine-se a spune că nu tot ce strălucește e aur.
It behooves one to say that not all that glitters is gold.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mi se cuvine | mi s-a cuvenit | mi se va cuveni |
| 2sg | ți se cuvine | ți s-a cuvenit | ți se va cuveni |
| 3sg | i se cuvine | i s-a cuvenit | i se va cuveni |
| 1pl | ni se cuvine | ni s-a cuvenit | ni se va cuveni |
| 2pl | vi se cuvine | vi s-a cuvenit | vi se va cuveni |
| 3pl | li se cuvine | li s-a cuvenit | li se va cuveni |
Word family
cuvenitdue, appropriate
necuvenitimproper, undue
a convenito suit, to agree
convenabilconvenient, suitableEtymology
Cuveni descends from Latin convenire, which meant to come together, to agree, or to be fitting. Romanian kept the sense of fitting and proper while dropping the literal sense of physical arrival. The word is a cousin of English convene and convenient, which come from the same Latin verb by a different route through French.
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