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mirosi

to smell /mi.roˈsi/

verb#3960 most common

Also: to sniff, to smell of (something), to sense something is wrong

Example sentences

Florile miros frumos.
The flowers smell nice.
Îmi place cum miroase cafeaua dimineața.
I like how the coffee smells in the morning.
Câinele a mirosit urma de-a lungul drumului.
The dog sniffed the trail along the road.
Ceva miroase suspect în povestea asta.
Something about this story smells suspicious.
Când vom mirosi parfumul florilor de tei, vom ști că vara a sosit.
When we smell the scent of linden blossoms, we'll know summer has arrived.
De-ar fi mirosit mai atent, ar fi observat scurgerea de gaz înainte să fie prea târziu.
Had he smelled more carefully, he would have noticed the gas leak before it was too late.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgmirosmirosiivoi mirosi
2sgmiroșimirosișivei mirosi
3sgmiroasemirosiva mirosi
1plmirosimmirosirămvom mirosi
2plmirosițimirosirățiveți mirosi
3plmirosmirosirăvor mirosi

Word family

mirossmell, scent
mirositorfragrant, sweet-smelling
mirositsmelled, sniffed
nemirositorodorless

Etymology

Mirosi is the verb built from the Romanian noun miros, meaning smell or scent, with the addition of the verbal ending -i. Romanian dictionaries link miros to South Slavic words for scent, such as Bulgarian and Serbian miris, though the deeper root is not firmly settled. The verb follows the fourth conjugation pattern for Romanian verbs ending in -i.

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