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scoț
I take out (something) /ˈskot/
verb#1968 most common
Also: I remove, I withdraw (money), I pull out
Example sentences
Eu scot cheile din buzunar.
I take the keys out of my pocket.
Mama scoate prăjitura din cuptor.
Mom takes the cake out of the oven.
În fiecare vineri scot gunoiul înainte de a pleca la muncă.
Every Friday I take out the trash before leaving for work.
Trebuie să scot bani de la bancomat înainte să se închidă magazinele.
I need to withdraw money from the ATM before the shops close.
Nu pot să scot din minte gândul că am greșit.
I can't get the thought out of my mind that I made a mistake.
Zvonurile acestea m-au scos din sărite, așa că am decis să lămuresc situația public.
These rumors drove me crazy, so I decided to clarify the situation publicly.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | scot | scosei | voi scoate |
| 2sg | scoți | scoseși | vei scoate |
| 3sg | scoate | scoase | va scoate |
| 1pl | scoatem | scoserăm | vom scoate |
| 2pl | scoateți | scoserăți | veți scoate |
| 3pl | scot | scoseră | vor scoate |
Word family
a scoateto take out, remove, extract (infinitive)
scoatereremoval, extraction
scostaken out, removed
scoțândtaking out, while taking out
Etymology
The verb 'a scoate' descends from Latin, most likely built on the prefix 'ex-' ('out, away') fused with a verb related to 'excutere' ('to shake out') or, by another account, 'excoquere' ('to boil out'). Scholars still debate the exact Latin source, but the core sense, forcing something from inside to outside, survived intact into modern Romanian. The standard first-person singular is 'scot'; the spelling 'scoț' is a nonstandard variant of that same form, not a separate word.
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