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pierde
to lose /ˈpjer.de/
verb#163 most common
Also: to miss (a train, a chance), to waste (time), to lose (a game, a match)
Example sentences
Eu pierd cheile des.
I lose my keys often.
Nu vreau să pierd trenul.
I don't want to miss the train.
Echipa noastră a pierdut meciul de fotbal.
Our team lost the football match.
Dacă nu ai grijă, vei pierde ocazia asta.
If you're not careful, you will lose this chance.
Mulți investitori au pierdut bani pe piața de capital anul trecut.
Many investors lost money in the capital market last year.
Deși știa că riscă să piardă totul, a continuat să parieze.
Although he knew he risked losing everything, he kept betting.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | pierd | pierdui | voi pierde |
| 2sg | pierzi | pierduși | vei pierde |
| 3sg | pierde | pierdu | va pierde |
| 1pl | pierdem | pierdurăm | vom pierde |
| 2pl | pierdeți | pierdurăți | veți pierde |
| 3pl | pierd | pierdură | vor pierde |
Word family
Etymology
Pierde comes from Latin perdere, meaning to destroy or to lose. Perdere itself combines the prefix per- (through, thoroughly) with dare (to give), so the original sense was something like to give away completely. The word passed into Romanian through normal spoken Latin, keeping its core meaning of losing something.
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