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păstra
to keep /pəsˈtra/
verb#679 most common
Also: to preserve, to save, to maintain
Example sentences
Eu păstrez fotografiile vechi.
I keep the old photographs.
Ea păstrează secretul.
She keeps the secret.
Trebuie să păstrăm liniștea în bibliotecă.
We must keep quiet in the library.
Am păstrat toate scrisorile lui într-o cutie.
I have kept all his letters in a box.
Guvernul a decis să păstreze taxele la același nivel.
The government decided to keep taxes at the same level.
Deși trecuse mult timp, ea reușise să păstreze neatinsă amintirea acelei zile.
Although much time had passed, she had managed to preserve the memory of that day untouched.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | păstrez | păstrai | voi păstra |
| 2sg | păstrezi | păstrași | vei păstra |
| 3sg | păstrează | păstră | va păstra |
| 1pl | păstrăm | păstrarăm | vom păstra |
| 2pl | păstrați | păstrarăți | veți păstra |
| 3pl | păstrează | păstrară | vor păstra |
Word family
păstrarekeeping, preservation
păstrătorkeeper, one who preserves
păstratkept, preserved
nepăstratnot kept, unpreserved
Etymology
Păstra came into Romanian from a South Slavic source, related to Bulgarian and Old Church Slavonic verbs meaning to guard or tend a flock. That Slavic root is itself a relative of Latin pastor, the shepherd, a word built on the idea of watching over and feeding. So at its root, păstra shares a family resemblance with the same ancient idea behind pastor and pasture: someone who watches over something so it stays safe.
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