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propune

to propose /proˈpu.ne/

verb#2311 most common

Also: to suggest, to put forward, to move (a motion)

Example sentences

Ea propune un joc nou.
She proposes a new game.
Eu propun să mâncăm pizza diseară.
I suggest we eat pizza tonight.
Noi propunem o soluție pentru problemă.
We propose a solution to the problem.
Ei au propus o lege nouă anul trecut.
They proposed a new law last year.
Dacă ai propune o întâlnire mai devreme, am putea termina proiectul la timp.
If you proposed an earlier meeting, we could finish the project on time.
Se propune ca reforma să fie implementată treptat, pentru a evita perturbările economice.
It is proposed that the reform be implemented gradually, to avoid economic disruptions.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgpropunpropuseivoi propune
2sgpropuipropuseșivei propune
3sgpropunepropuseva propune
1plpropunempropuserămvom propune
2plpropunețipropuserățiveți propune
3plpropunpropuserăvor propune

Word family

propunereproposal, suggestion
propusproposed, suggested
contrapropunerecounterproposal
a se propuneto be proposed, to put oneself forward

Etymology

Propune comes from Latin proponere, a compound of the prefix pro- (forward, forth) and ponere (to put, to place). Romanian kept both pieces alive: the native verb a pune still means "to put," and pro- attaches to it the same way it did in Latin. The result is a verb that literally means "to put forward," which is exactly what proposing an idea does.

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