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folosi
to use /foloˈsi/
verb#231 most common
Also: to employ, to make use of, to utilize
Example sentences
Eu folosesc un telefon nou.
I use a new phone.
Poți să folosești acest creion?
Can you use this pencil?
Ea folosește internetul pentru muncă.
She uses the internet for work.
Am folosit toate resursele disponibile.
I have used all the available resources.
Dacă ai fi folosit metoda corectă, ai fi terminat mai repede.
If you had used the correct method, you would have finished sooner.
Folosindu-se de circumstanțe, a reușit să obțină avantaje neloiale.
By making use of the circumstances, he managed to gain unfair advantages.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | folosesc | folosii | voi folosi |
| 2sg | folosești | folosiși | vei folosi |
| 3sg | folosește | folosi | va folosi |
| 1pl | folosim | folosirăm | vom folosi |
| 2pl | folosiți | folosirăți | veți folosi |
| 3pl | folosesc | folosiră | vor folosi |
Word family
folosuse, benefit, profit
folositoruseful
folosirethe act of using
folosințăusage, usufruct
nefolositoruseless
Etymology
The verb comes from the Romanian noun "folos", meaning use or benefit, with the verb-forming suffix "-i". "Folos" was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic "polza", meaning benefit or profit. Romanian absorbed many such Slavic terms for everyday concepts during centuries of close contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors.
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