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munci
to work /munˈtʃi/
verb#1746 most common
Also: to labor, to toil
Example sentences
Eu muncesc la birou.
I work at the office.
Ea muncește mult pentru familia ei.
She works hard for her family.
El poate munci și în weekend.
He can work on weekends too.
Anul trecut am muncit din greu ca să economisim bani.
Last year we worked hard so we could save money.
Fără a munci cu ambiție, visurile rămân doar visuri.
Without working with ambition, dreams stay just dreams.
Muncind neîntrerupt timp de zece ani, și-a construit o afacere prosperă.
Working without pause for ten years, he built a thriving business.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | muncesc | muncii | voi munci |
| 2sg | muncești | munciși | vei munci |
| 3sg | muncește | munci | va munci |
| 1pl | muncim | muncirăm | vom munci |
| 2pl | munciți | muncirăți | veți munci |
| 3pl | muncesc | munciră | vor munci |
Word family
muncăwork, labormuncitorworker, laborer
muncitorescworking-class, laborer's
muncitorimethe working class, laborers as a group
Etymology
Munci is the infinitive of the verb a munci, and Romanian dictionaries list verbs under this bare infinitive form. The word entered Romanian from a Slavic source, most likely Old Church Slavonic mǫka, which meant torment or suffering. Over time the sense narrowed from suffering to hard labor and then to work in general, a shift that keeps a trace of the word's harsher origin. The verb stays closely tied to the noun muncă, work or labor, which comes from the same root.
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