Learn Romanian › interzice
interzice
to forbid /in.terˈzi.tʃe/
verb#1860 most common
Also: to prohibit, to ban
Example sentences
Fumatul este interzis aici.
Smoking is forbidden here.
Profesorul interzice telefoanele în clasă.
The teacher forbids phones in class.
Legea interzice conducerea sub influența alcoolului.
The law forbids driving under the influence of alcohol.
Părinții mei îmi interziceau să ies seara când eram adolescent.
My parents used to forbid me from going out at night when I was a teenager.
Guvernul a interzis importul de produse contrafăcute.
The government banned the import of counterfeit products.
Deși regulamentul interzice explicit fumatul în incintă, mulți angajați continuă să încalce norma, riscând sancțiuni disciplinare.
Although the regulation explicitly forbids smoking on the premises, many employees keep breaking the rule, risking disciplinary sanctions.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | interzic | interzisei | voi interzice |
| 2sg | interzici | interziseși | vei interzice |
| 3sg | interzice | interzise | va interzice |
| 1pl | interzicem | interziserăm | vom interzice |
| 2pl | interziceți | interziserăți | veți interzice |
| 3pl | interzic | interziseră | vor interzice |
Word family
interzisforbidden, prohibited
interdicțieprohibition, ban
interzicerethe act of forbidding
a ziceto say
Etymology
Interzice is built from the prefix inter- (between, among) and zice, the ordinary Romanian verb for to say, which itself descends from Latin dicere. The compound mirrors the structure of Latin interdicere, to speak against or forbid by decree, and of its French descendant interdire. So the word is a native-pattern formation shaped by a learned Latin model rather than a direct borrowing.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free