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odihni

to rest /o.dihˈni/

verb#3319 most common

Also: to relax, to rest oneself

Example sentences

Copilul se odihnește după joacă.
The child rests after playing.
Ne odihnim puțin după prânz.
We rest a little after lunch.
Bunica s-a odihnit toată după-amiaza.
Grandma rested all afternoon.
Mâine mă voi odihni acasă, pentru că sunt foarte obosit.
Tomorrow I will rest at home, because I am very tired.
Doctorul i-a recomandat pacientului să se odihnească mai mult înainte de operație.
The doctor recommended that the patient rest more before the surgery.
Ostenit de drumul lung, călătorul se odihni sub un stejar bătrân, ascultând foșnetul frunzelor.
Tired from the long road, the traveler rested under an old oak tree, listening to the rustle of the leaves.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgmă odihnescmă odihniimă voi odihni
2sgte odihneștite odihnișite vei odihni
3sgse odihneștese odihnise va odihni
1plne odihnimne odihnirămne vom odihni
2plvă odihnițivă odihnirățivă veți odihni
3plse odihnescse odihnirăse vor odihni

Word family

odihnărest, repose
odihnitrested, refreshed
odihnitorrestful, refreshing
neodihnitunrested, weary

Etymology

The word traces to Old Church Slavonic, entering Romanian along with many everyday terms during centuries of contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors. The root is tied to a Slavic word for breathing, so the original sense was closer to catching one's breath than to leisure. Romanian kept both the noun "odihnă" (rest) and the verb "a odihni" (to rest) from this same borrowing.

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