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mulțumi

to thank /mul.t͡suˈmi/

verb#821 most common

Also: to please, to satisfy, to content (oneself with)

Example sentences

Mulțumesc!
Thank you!
Îți mulțumesc pentru ajutor.
I thank you for your help.
El îi mulțumește mamei pentru cină.
He thanks his mother for dinner.
Nu știu cum să-ți mulțumesc pentru tot ce ai făcut pentru mine.
I don't know how to thank you for everything you've done for me.
M-am mulțumit cu puțin, deși meritam mai mult.
I contented myself with little, though I deserved more.
Oricât m-aș strădui, nu cred că aș putea vreodată să mulțumesc pe toată lumea.
However hard I try, I don't think I could ever please everyone.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgmulțumescmulțumiivoi mulțumi
2sgmulțumeștimulțumișivei mulțumi
3sgmulțumeștemulțumiva mulțumi
1plmulțumimmulțumirămvom mulțumi
2plmulțumițimulțumirățiveți mulțumi
3plmulțumescmulțumirăvor mulțumi

Word family

mulțumirethanks, gratitude, satisfaction
mulțumitsatisfied, content
mulțumitorsatisfactory
nemulțumitdissatisfied
mulțumescthank you (fixed conversational form)

Etymology

Mulțumi is a native Romanian formation built on mult, meaning much or many, which descends from Latin multus. The verb likely grew out of an older sense close to making much of someone or being content with much, and settled into today's two linked meanings: thanking someone and being satisfied or pleased. This tie between abundance and gratitude is not unique to Romanian; many languages link the idea of thanks to notions of grace or worth.

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