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semna
to sign /semˈna/
verb#1071 most common
Also: to endorse (a document), to autograph
Example sentences
Eu semnez aici.
I sign here.
Ea semnează contractul acum.
She is signing the contract now.
Trebuie să semnezi formularul până mâine.
You must sign the form by tomorrow.
El semna scrisorile în fiecare dimineață, înainte de a pleca la muncă.
He used to sign the letters every morning, before leaving for work.
Dacă ai fi semnat actele la timp, nu am fi pierdut afacerea.
If you had signed the papers on time, we would not have lost the deal.
Se cuvenea ca toți membrii consiliului să fi semnat deja rezoluția înainte de anunțul public.
It was expected that all council members would have already signed the resolution before the public announcement.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | semnez | semnai | voi semna |
| 2sg | semnezi | semnași | vei semna |
| 3sg | semnează | semnă | va semna |
| 1pl | semnăm | semnarăm | vom semna |
| 2pl | semnați | semnarăți | veți semna |
| 3pl | semnează | semnară | vor semna |
Word family
Etymology
Semna comes from Latin signare, meaning to mark or put a sign on something, itself built on signum, meaning sign or mark. The verb entered Romanian as part of the core Latin vocabulary, following the standard first-conjugation pattern with the infinitive ending -a. Over time it narrowed from a general sense of marking to the specific act of putting one's signature on a document.
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