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pune

puts (from "a pune", to put) /ˈpu.ne/

verb#100 most common

Also: to place, to set, put! (imperative)

Example sentences

Ana pune cheile pe masă.
Ana puts the keys on the table.
Te rog, pune paharul în chiuvetă.
Please put the glass in the sink.
Copiii pun masa înainte de cină.
The children set the table before dinner.
El pune mereu muzică atunci când gătește.
He always puts on music when he cooks.
Autoritățile pun în aplicare noi restricții începând de luni.
The authorities are putting new restrictions into effect starting Monday.
Se pune întrebarea dacă strategia aceasta va da roade pe termen lung.
The question arises whether this strategy will pay off in the long run.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgpunpuseivoi pune
2sgpuipuseșivei pune
3sgpunepuseva pune
1plpunempuserămvom pune
2plpunețipuserățiveți pune
3plpunpuserăvor pune

Word family

punerethe act of putting or placing
pusput, placed (past participle)
propuneto propose
impuneto impose
dispuneto arrange, to dispose of

Etymology

"Pune" is a form of the Romanian verb "a pune", inherited directly from Latin "ponere" (to put, to place). Latin "ponere" was itself built from the prefix "po-" (away, aside) attached to the root behind "sinere" (to let, to leave). The verb has been part of Romanian since its earliest texts, and it keeps the same irregular stem changes (pune-, pun-, pus-) found across its Romance relatives.

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