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plecam
we were leaving / we used to leave /pleˈkam/
verb#2082 most common
Also: I was leaving / I used to leave, we were about to leave (colloquial substitute for a conditional)
Example sentences
Eu plecam la ora opt.
I used to leave at eight o'clock.
Noi plecam în fiecare vară la mare.
We used to go to the seaside every summer.
Plecam de acasă când a început ploaia.
I was leaving home when it started raining.
Când eram mici, plecam des la bunici.
When we were little, we often went to our grandparents' place.
Dacă nu m-ai fi sunat, plecam deja.
If you hadn't called me, I would have already left.
Plecam în fiecare dimineață înainte să se trezească vecinii, ca să nu atrag atenția.
I used to leave every morning before the neighbors woke up, so as not to draw attention.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | plec | plecai | voi pleca |
| 2sg | pleci | plecași | vei pleca |
| 3sg | pleacă | plecă | va pleca |
| 1pl | plecăm | plecarăm | vom pleca |
| 2pl | plecați | plecarăți | veți pleca |
| 3pl | pleacă | plecară | vor pleca |
Word family
Etymology
The verb "a pleca" comes from Latin "plicare", meaning to fold. In Romanian its sense shifted from folding to bending or bowing, and from there to taking leave, since one bowed before departing. "Plecam" is the first person singular and plural imperfect form, built from the stem "plec-" and the imperfect ending "-am".
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