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salvăm

we save /salˈvəm/

verb#3228 most common

Also: we rescue, we are saving

Example sentences

Noi salvăm poza pe telefon.
We save the photo on the phone.
Salvăm documentul înainte să închidem calculatorul.
We save the document before we close the computer.
În fiecare lună salvăm o parte din bani pentru vacanță.
Every month we save part of the money for vacation.
Dacă nu salvăm apa acum, vom avea probleme mai târziu.
If we don't save water now, we will have problems later.
Salvăm animalele rănite și le îngrijim până își revin.
We rescue injured animals and care for them until they recover.
Prin acest proiect, salvăm specii pe cale de dispariție și tradiții pe care riscăm să le pierdem.
Through this project, we save endangered species and traditions we risk losing.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgsalvezsalvaivoi salva
2sgsalvezisalvașivei salva
3sgsalveazăsalvăva salva
1plsalvămsalvarămvom salva
2plsalvațisalvarățiveți salva
3plsalveazăsalvarăvor salva

Word family

a salvato save, to rescue
salvarerescue, saving; also ambulance in everyday speechsalvatorsavior, rescuer
salvamarlifeguard
nesalvatunsaved

Etymology

The verb comes from French "sauver", itself from Latin "salvare", meaning to make safe or preserve. Romanian adopted it in the 19th century, when writers and scholars pulled in French and Italian words to modernize the language. "Salvăm" is the first person plural present form, built by adding the ending "-ăm" to the stem "salv-".

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