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rupe
to break / to tear /ˈru.pe/
verb#780 most common
Also: to rip, to snap, to break off
Example sentences
Copilul rupe o foaie de hârtie.
The child tears a sheet of paper.
Câinele rupe jucăria de cauciuc.
The dog tears up the rubber toy.
Dacă tragi prea tare, rupi sfoara.
If you pull too hard, you'll tear the string.
Ea și-a rupt bluza într-un cui.
She tore her blouse on a nail.
Gheața subțire de pe lac se rupe ușor primăvara.
The thin ice on the lake breaks easily in spring.
Relația lor s-a rupt încet, sub greutatea neînțelegerilor acumulate.
Their relationship broke apart slowly, under the weight of accumulated misunderstandings.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | rup | rupsei | voi rupe |
| 2sg | rupi | rupseși | vei rupe |
| 3sg | rupe | rupse | va rupe |
| 1pl | rupem | rupserăm | vom rupe |
| 2pl | rupeți | rupserăți | veți rupe |
| 3pl | rup | rupseră | vor rupe |
Word family
Etymology
Rupe descends from Latin rumpere, meaning to break or burst. The verb survived intact across the Romance family: Italian has rompere, Spanish has romper, French has rompre. Romanian kept it as a rupe, used for tearing cloth or paper as easily as for breaking off a relationship or a contract. The Latin root traces back to a Proto-Indo-European base meaning to snatch or tear apart.
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