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pornim
we start / we set off /porˈnim/
verb#4131 most common
Also: we leave, we depart, we begin
Example sentences
Noi pornim acum.
We are leaving now.
Mâine pornim spre munte.
Tomorrow we set off toward the mountains.
Pornim mașina și plecăm la mare.
We start the car and leave for the seaside.
Dacă pornim devreme, ajungem înainte de amiază.
If we set off early, we will arrive before noon.
Pornim de la premisa că toți angajații cunosc regulamentul.
We start from the premise that all employees know the regulations.
Pornim discuția de la un cadru teoretic pe care îl vom nuanța pe parcurs.
We begin the discussion from a theoretical framework that we will refine as we go.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | pornesc | pornii | voi porni |
| 2sg | pornești | porniși | vei porni |
| 3sg | pornește | porni | va porni |
| 1pl | pornim | pornirăm | vom porni |
| 2pl | porniți | pornirăți | veți porni |
| 3pl | pornesc | porniră | vor porni |
Word family
pornito start, to set out
pornirestarting, departure, impulse
pornitstarted; worked up, agitated
repornito restart
repornirerestart, reboot
Etymology
Pornim is the first person plural present tense of the verb a porni, meaning to start, to set out, or to depart. Romanian dictionaries generally trace a porni to a Slavic source, close to Bulgarian forms with a similar meaning of pushing something into motion. Romanian absorbed a large layer of verbs from Slavic during centuries of close contact in the medieval period. The exact donor form is debated among etymologists, so no reconstructed root is given here.
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