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ofer
I offer /ˈofer/
verb#1690 most common
Also: I give (as a gift), I provide
Example sentences
Eu ofer flori mamei mele.
I offer my mother flowers.
Ofer ajutor colegilor mei la nevoie.
I offer help to my colleagues when they need it.
Magazinul oferă reduceri de weekend.
The store offers weekend discounts.
Ți-aș oferi un sfat, dacă mi-l ceri.
I would offer you advice, if you asked me for it.
Autoritățile au decis să ofere despăgubiri persoanelor afectate de inundații.
The authorities decided to offer compensation to people affected by the floods.
Deși negocierile păreau blocate, mediatorul a continuat să le ofere părților variante de compromis, convins că răbdarea va da roade.
Although the negotiations seemed stalled, the mediator kept offering the parties compromise options, convinced that patience would pay off.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | ofer | oferii | voi oferi |
| 2sg | oferi | oferiși | vei oferi |
| 3sg | oferă | oferi | va oferi |
| 1pl | oferim | oferirăm | vom oferi |
| 2pl | oferiți | oferirăți | veți oferi |
| 3pl | oferă | oferiră | vor oferi |
Word family
a oferito offer (infinitive)
ofertăoffer, bid, dealofertantbidder, party making an offer
oferitoffered
oferirethe act of offering
Etymology
Romanian "oferi" entered the language in the 19th century, part of a wave of French and Latin borrowings that reshaped Romanian vocabulary after centuries of Ottoman and Slavic influence. It comes from French "offrir", reinforced by the Latin verb "offerre", itself built from "ob-" (toward) and "ferre" (to carry). The form "ofer" is simply the first person singular present of this verb.
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