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fost
been (past participle of "a fi", to be) /ˈfost/
verb#1180 most common
Also: former, was/were (in compound past tense)
Example sentences
Am fost la magazin.
I went to the store.
Unde ai fost ieri?
Where were you yesterday?
A fost o zi frumoasă.
It was a beautiful day.
Fostul președinte a vorbit la conferință.
The former president spoke at the conference.
Dacă aș fi fost mai atent, nu aș fi greșit.
If I had been more careful, I wouldn't have made a mistake.
Se zvonește că ar fi fost implicat în afacerea respectivă, deși nimic nu s-a dovedit vreodată.
It is rumored that he might have been involved in that affair, though nothing was ever proven.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sunt | am fost | voi fi fost |
| 2sg | ești | ai fost | vei fi fost |
| 3sg | este | a fost | va fi fost |
| 1pl | suntem | am fost | vom fi fost |
| 2pl | sunteți | ați fost | veți fi fost |
| 3pl | sunt | au fost | vor fi fost |
Word family
a fito be
fostulthe former (masculine)
fostathe former (feminine)
fiindbeing (gerund)
ființăbeing, creatureEtymology
Fost is the past participle of a fi, the Romanian verb for "to be". Romanian built this verb by merging two separate Latin verbs, esse and stare, and fost descends from the Latin participle status, the past participle of stare, "to stand". The same Latin source gives Italian stato, Spanish estado, and French été, all of which likewise serve as the "been" of their languages.
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