Learn Romanian › râd

râd

I laugh /rɨd/

verb#3248 most common

Also: they laugh, I'm laughing

Example sentences

Eu râd.
I laugh.
Copiii râd în curte.
The children laugh in the yard.
Râd de fiecare dată când văd filmul acesta.
I laugh every time I watch this movie.
Prietenii mei râd de gluma pe care am spus-o aseară.
My friends laugh at the joke I told last night.
Deși sunt supărată, râd ca să nu izbucnesc în plâns.
Even though I'm upset, I laugh so I don't burst into tears.
Ei râd nervos, prefăcându-se că nu au observat gafa pe care tocmai o făcuseră.
They laugh nervously, pretending not to have noticed the blunder they had just made.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgrâdrâseivoi râde
2sgrâzirâseșivei râde
3sgrâderâseva râde
1plrâdemrâserămvom râde
2plrâdețirâserățiveți râde
3plrâdrâserăvor râde

Word family

a râdeto laugh (infinitive)
râslaughter, a laugh
râzândlaughing
surâssmile
surâdeto smile

Etymology

Râd is the first person singular and third person plural present of a râde, meaning to laugh. The verb descends from Latin ridere, which passed into Romanian through ordinary spoken use rather than a learned borrowing. The origin of Latin ridere itself is not securely established, so no reliable deeper root can be given.

Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free

More Romanian words

câștigato winsărbătoriholidaysvrăjitorwizardfurăsteals / they steal (from 'a fura', to steal)nervnerveteleviziunetelevision (the broadcasting medium)radeto shave