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hrăni
to feed /hrəˈni/
verb#2733 most common
Also: to nourish, to sustain
Example sentences
Eu hrănesc pisica în fiecare dimineață.
I feed the cat every morning.
Mama hrănește bebelușul cu lapte.
The mother feeds the baby with milk.
Fermierul hrănește animalele din grajd cu fân.
The farmer feeds the barn animals with hay.
Trebuie să hrănim păsările iarna, când găsesc greu mâncare.
We must feed the birds in winter, when they have trouble finding food.
Guvernul a promis să hrănească populația afectată de secetă.
The government promised to feed the population affected by the drought.
Povestea hrănește imaginația copiilor, purtându-i într-o lume fantastică.
The story feeds children's imagination, carrying them into a fantastical world.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | hrănesc | hrănii | voi hrăni |
| 2sg | hrănești | hrăniși | vei hrăni |
| 3sg | hrănește | hrăni | va hrăni |
| 1pl | hrănim | hrănirăm | vom hrăni |
| 2pl | hrăniți | hrănirăți | veți hrăni |
| 3pl | hrănesc | hrăniră | vor hrăni |
Word family
hranăfood, nourishment
hrănitornourishing
hrănirethe act of feeding
subhrănitundernourished
hrănitoarefeeder (device for animals)
Etymology
Hrăni comes from the Slavic root hrana, meaning food or nourishment, which entered Romanian through contact with South Slavic languages. The related noun hrană (food) kept the same root. Romanian speakers turned the noun into a verb by adding the infinitive ending -i, giving hrăni, to feed.
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