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lipsi
to be missing, to be absent /lipˈsi/
verb#846 most common
Also: to lack, to miss (someone), to be absent (from a place)
Example sentences
Îmi lipsești.
I miss you.
Astăzi lipsesc doi elevi din clasă.
Today two students are absent from class.
Zahărul lipsește din bucătărie.
The sugar is missing from the kitchen.
Dacă lipsești de la ședință, vei rata informații importante.
If you are absent from the meeting, you will miss important information.
Ne-a lipsit curajul să spunem adevărul.
We lacked the courage to tell the truth.
Deși lipsise de acasă timp de un an, revenirea ei a trecut aproape neobservată.
Although she had been away from home for a year, her return went almost unnoticed.
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
lipsit, -ădeprived of, lacking, poor
nelipsit, -ăever-present, indispensable
absențăabsence (near-synonym, Latin-derived)
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries list the origin of "a lipsi" as uncertain. The verb is linked to the noun "lipsă" (lack, absence) and compared with the Bulgarian verb "липсвам" (lipsvam, to be missing), pointing to a shared Balkan word rather than a clean Latin inheritance. No further ancestry is established with confidence.
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