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părăsi

to leave, to abandon /pə.rəˈsi/

verb#650 most common

Also: to desert, to forsake, to depart from

Example sentences

Nu vreau să te părăsesc.
I don't want to leave you.
El și-a părăsit casa.
He left his house.
Ea a părăsit orașul acum doi ani.
She left the city two years ago.
Soldații au fost nevoiți să părăsească tabăra înainte de furtună.
The soldiers were forced to leave the camp before the storm.
Nimeni nu se aștepta ca directorul să părăsească firma atât de brusc.
No one expected the director to leave the firm so abruptly.
Deși jurase să nu-l părăsească niciodată, împrejurările nefaste au silit-o să plece departe de casă.
Although she had sworn never to leave him, the dire circumstances forced her to go far from home.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgpărăsescpărăsiivoi părăsi
2sgpărăseștipărăsișivei părăsi
3sgpărăseștepărăsiva părăsi
1plpărăsimpărăsirămvom părăsi
2plpărăsițipărăsirățiveți părăsi
3plpărăsescpărăsirăvor părăsi

Word family

părăsirethe act of leaving or abandoning
părăsitabandoned, deserted
nepărăsitincessantly, without stopping (literary)
părăsitorone who abandons (rare)

Etymology

Părăsi is a native Romanian verb, not inherited from Latin. Its exact origin is disputed among etymologists, and some dictionaries list it as uncertain. Because the root is not firmly established, no reliable Proto-Indo-European ancestor or foreign cognate can be given with confidence.

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