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pătrunde

to penetrate /pəˈtrunde/

verb#3758 most common

Also: to enter deeply, to grasp, understand, to permeate

Example sentences

Lumina pătrunde în cameră.

Light penetrates into the room.

Ploaia pătrunde prin fereastra deschisă.

The rain gets in through the open window.

Frigul pătrunde ușor prin haina asta subțire.

The cold easily penetrates through this thin coat.

Am încercat să pătrund sensul poeziei, dar mi-a fost greu.

I tried to grasp the meaning of the poem, but it was hard for me.

Vocea ei caldă a pătruns adânc în sufletul ascultătorilor.

Her warm voice penetrated deep into the listeners' souls.

Deși a studiat ani de zile, cercetătorul nu a reușit niciodată să pătrundă pe deplin tainele acelui manuscris vechi.

Although he studied for years, the researcher never managed to fully penetrate the mysteries of that old manuscript.

Conjugation

	Present Active	Simple Past Active	Simple Future Active
1sg	pătrund	pătrunsei	voi pătrunde
2sg	pătrunzi	pătrunseși	vei pătrunde
3sg	pătrunde	pătrunse	va pătrunde
1pl	pătrundem	pătrunserăm	vom pătrunde
2pl	pătrundeți	pătrunserăți	veți pătrunde
3pl	pătrund	pătrunseră	vor pătrunde

Word family

pătrunderepenetration, insight

pătrunzătorpenetrating, piercing, sharp

pătrunsdeeply moved, touched

nepătrunsimpenetrable, unfathomable

Etymology

Pătrunde comes from Latin protrudere, a compound of pro- (forward) and trudere (to push or thrust). Romanian wore down pro- to pă- and folded trudere into trunde, the same pattern seen in răspunde, from Latin respondere. The meaning shifted from simple pushing to forcing a way in, whether by light, cold, sound, or a hard idea.

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