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privi
to look, to watch /priˈvi/
verb#972 most common
Also: to watch, to gaze, to regard, to consider (figurative)
Example sentences
Eu privesc cerul.
I look at the sky.
Ea privește pe fereastră.
She looks out the window.
Copiii privesc filmul cu atenție.
The children watch the movie attentively.
Am privit apusul de pe plajă.
I watched the sunset from the beach.
Privindu-l în ochi, i-a spus adevărul.
Looking him in the eyes, she told him the truth.
Problema trebuie privită din mai multe unghiuri înainte de a lua o decizie.
The problem must be considered from several angles before making a decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | privesc | privii | voi privi |
| 2sg | privești | priviși | vei privi |
| 3sg | privește | privi | va privi |
| 1pl | privim | privirăm | vom privi |
| 2pl | priviți | privirăți | veți privi |
| 3pl | privesc | priviră | vor privi |
Word family
privirea look, a gaze
privelișteview, scenery, landscape
privitorviewer, onlooker, spectator
a se privito look at oneself, or at each other
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries list the origin of "privi" as uncertain. It is not confidently traced to a Latin source the way most core Romanian verbs are, and some scholars suspect a pre-Roman Balkan substrate word or a native expressive formation. Because no source is firmly established, reference works simply mark it "etymology unknown." It has been part of the language long enough to generate a full family of derived nouns.
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