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plăcea
to please / to like /pləˈtʃe̯a/
verb#94 most common
Also: to be pleasing to, to enjoy
Example sentences
Mi-ar plăcea o cafea.
I would like a coffee.
Când eram mic, îmi plăcea înghețata de ciocolată.
When I was little, I liked chocolate ice cream.
Cred că-i va plăcea cadoul tău.
I think he will like your gift.
Ne-ar plăcea să vizităm Roma anul viitor, dacă avem timp.
We would like to visit Rome next year, if we have time.
Deși la început nu-i plăcea ideea, a acceptat-o până la urmă, convins de argumentele noastre.
Although he didn't like the idea at first, he eventually accepted it, convinced by our arguments.
Le-ar plăcea enorm să afle că proiectul, la care au muncit atâtea luni, a fost în sfârșit aprobat.
They would be delighted to learn that the project they had worked on for so many months was finally approved.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | plac | plăcui | voi plăcea |
| 2sg | placi | plăcuși | vei plăcea |
| 3sg | place | plăcu | va plăcea |
| 1pl | plăcem | plăcurăm | vom plăcea |
| 2pl | plăceți | plăcurăți | veți plăcea |
| 3pl | plac | plăcură | vor plăcea |
Word family
plăcutpleasant, niceplăcerepleasureneplăcutunpleasant
neplăceredispleasure, trouble
a se complaceto indulge oneself
Etymology
Plăcea comes from Latin placere, meaning to please or to be pleasing. Romanian inherited the verb directly as part of its core Latin vocabulary, rather than borrowing it later. The same Latin root gave French plaire, Italian piacere, and, through French, the English word please.
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