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gândi

to think /ɡɨnˈdi/

verb#149 most common

Also: to think up, to believe, to reckon

Example sentences

Eu gândesc.
I think.
El gândește repede.
He thinks quickly.
Ne gândim la vacanța de vară.
We are thinking about the summer vacation.
Ea a gândit o soluție bună pentru problemă.
She thought up a good solution to the problem.
Dacă te-ai fi gândit mai bine, nu ai fi greșit.
If you had thought it through more carefully, you would not have made a mistake.
Filozoful gândea că adevărul nu poate fi niciodată pe deplin cunoscut.
The philosopher believed that truth could never be fully known.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sggândescgândiivoi gândi
2sggândeștigândișivei gândi
3sggândeștegândiva gândi
1plgândimgândirămvom gândi
2plgândițigândirățiveți gândi
3plgândescgândirăvor gândi

Word family

gândthought, mind
gânditorthoughtful; a thinker
gândirethinking, thought process
a se gândito think about, to ponder (reflexive)
a se răzgândito change one's mind

Etymology

"Gândi" is a verb built from the Romanian noun "gând" (thought, mind) plus the fourth-conjugation infinitive ending "-i". The origin of "gând" itself is disputed among Romanian etymologists, with some pointing to a Cuman or other Turkic source rather than Latin. Because that root is not securely traced to Proto-Indo-European, no reliable PIE root or cognate set can be given.

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