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lipsește
is missing / is absent /lipˈseʃte/
verb#1632 most common
Also: is lacking, is wanting, is out (absent from a place)
Example sentences
Astăzi Ana lipsește de la școală.
Today Ana is absent from school.
Îmi lipsește cheia de la mașină.
I'm missing my car key.
Mihai lipsește de la muncă pentru că e bolnav.
Mihai is absent from work because he is sick.
În supa asta lipsește sarea.
This soup is missing salt.
Îi lipsește experiența necesară pentru acest post.
He lacks the experience needed for this position.
Ceea ce lipsește din acest raport este o analiză detaliată a riscurilor.
What this report lacks is a detailed risk analysis.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | lipsesc | lipsii | voi lipsi |
| 2sg | lipsești | lipsiși | vei lipsi |
| 3sg | lipsește | lipsi | va lipsi |
| 1pl | lipsim | lipsirăm | vom lipsi |
| 2pl | lipsiți | lipsirăți | veți lipsi |
| 3pl | lipsesc | lipsiră | vor lipsi |
Word family
lipsălack, absence, shortage
a lipsito be missing or absent, to lack
lipsitlacking, deprived, devoid
nelipsitever-present, never missing, indispensable
Etymology
Lipsește is the third-person singular present of the verb a lipsi, built on the noun lipsă, meaning lack or absence. Romanian took lipsă from a South Slavic source, compare Bulgarian lipsa, which itself goes back to Greek leipsis, a leaving-behind, from the verb leipein, to leave. The verb follows the same -esc/-ește pattern seen in other fourth-conjugation Romanian verbs such as a iubi, which gives iubește.
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