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minti
to lie (to tell a falsehood) /minˈtsi/
verb#3400 most common
Also: to deceive, to fib, to mislead
Example sentences
Nu trebuie să minți.
You must not lie.
El minte des.
He lies often.
Copiii mint ca să evite pedeapsa.
Children lie to avoid punishment.
Dacă mă minți, o să aflu până la urmă.
If you lie to me, I will find out eventually.
N-am vrut niciodată să te mint.
I never wanted to lie to you.
Politicianul a mințit atât de convingător încât nimeni n-a bănuit adevărul.
The politician lied so convincingly that no one suspected the truth.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mint | minții | voi minți |
| 2sg | minți | mințiși | vei minți |
| 3sg | minte | minți | va minți |
| 1pl | mințim | mințirăm | vom minți |
| 2pl | mințiți | mințirăți | veți minți |
| 3pl | mint | mințiră | vor minți |
Word family
Etymology
The verb comes from Latin mentiri, meaning to lie. Romanian kept the Latin verb almost unchanged while French, Italian, and Spanish evolved their own descendants of the same root. Some linguists connect mentiri to mens, the Latin word for mind, on the idea that lying is a distortion produced by the mind, though this link is debated.
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