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lucrez

I work /luˈkrez/

verb#720 most common

Also: I am working, I am employed (at/for)

Example sentences

Eu lucrez la birou.
I work at the office.
Lucrez la un magazin mic.
I work at a small store.
Lucrez de acasă în fiecare zi.
I work from home every day.
Anul trecut lucram la o firmă de construcții.
Last year I was working at a construction company.
Dacă aș lucra mai puțin, aș fi mai fericit.
If I worked less, I would be happier.
Voi lucra la acest proiect până va fi terminat, indiferent cât timp va dura.
I will work on this project until it is finished, no matter how long it takes.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sglucrezlucraivoi lucra
2sglucrezilucrașivei lucra
3sglucreazălucrăva lucra
1pllucrămlucrarămvom lucra
2pllucrațilucrarățiveți lucra
3pllucreazălucrarăvor lucra

Word family

lucruwork, thing
lucrătorworker
lucrarea work, paper, or task
lucrativlucrative
prelucrato process

Etymology

Lucrez is the first person singular present of the verb a lucra, meaning to work. The verb descends from Latin lucrari, to gain or profit, itself built on lucrum, gain or profit. Over time the Romanian descendant shifted from the narrow sense of profiting to the broader everyday sense of working or laboring.

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