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plac
to please (as in 'a plăcea'): 'plac' is the verb form used when the thing liked is plural or the subject is 'I' — Romanian expresses 'I like it' as 'it pleases me' /plak/
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Also: to like (impersonal construction), to be pleasing to someone, to appeal to
Example sentences
Îmi plac florile.
I like the flowers.
Nu-mi plac legumele.
I don't like vegetables.
Vouă vă plac filmele de acțiune?
Do you (plural) like action movies?
Copiilor le plac desenele animate.
Children like cartoons.
Cred că le plac colegilor mei datorită simțului umorului.
I think my colleagues like me because of my sense of humor.
Oricât aș încerca să par distant, cred că tot le plac oamenilor din jur.
However much I try to seem distant, I think people around me still like me.
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
a plăceato please, to like (infinitive)
plăcutpleasant, niceplăcerepleasureneplăcutunpleasanta displăceato displease, to dislike
Etymology
Plac comes from the Latin verb placere, meaning to please or to be agreeable. Romanian kept the Latin structure almost intact: the thing liked is the grammatical subject, and the person who likes it takes a dative pronoun, much like French plaire or Spanish gustar. This is why 'plac' can mean both 'I please' and '(they) please,' depending on which noun it agrees with.
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