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lovește
hits /loˈveʃte/
verb#2715 most common
Also: strikes, beats, knocks
Example sentences
Copilul lovește mingea.
The child hits the ball.
El nu lovește niciodată animalele.
He never hits animals.
Vântul lovește ferestrele cu putere.
The wind hits the windows hard.
Boxerul își lovește adversarul cu precizie.
The boxer hits his opponent with precision.
Criza economică lovește cel mai puternic familiile sărace.
The economic crisis hits poor families the hardest.
Fulgerul lovește adesea același copac, contrazicând zicala populară.
Lightning often strikes the same tree, contradicting the popular saying.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | lovesc | lovii | voi lovi |
| 2sg | lovești | loviși | vei lovi |
| 3sg | lovește | lovi | va lovi |
| 1pl | lovim | lovirăm | vom lovi |
| 2pl | loviți | lovirăți | veți lovi |
| 3pl | lovesc | loviră | vor lovi |
Word family
a lovito hit, to strike
loviturăa hit, a blowlovithit, struck, injured
a se lovito hit oneself, to collide
lovirethe act of hitting
Etymology
The verb comes from the infinitive "a lovi," whose origin Romanian dictionaries list as uncertain. It is likely a survival from the pre-Roman substrate language spoken in the region before Latin arrived, since it has no clear Latin source. "Lovește" is simply the third-person singular present form, built by adding the standard -ește ending used by this class of Romanian verbs.
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