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stabili
to establish /sta.biˈli/
verb#1205 most common
Also: to determine, to settle, to set (a date, rule, or fact)
Example sentences
Vrem să stabilim o dată pentru cină.
We want to set a date for dinner.
Profesorul stabilește temele pentru mâine.
The teacher sets the homework for tomorrow.
Am stabilit deja locul întâlnirii.
We've already established the meeting place.
Guvernul a stabilit noi taxe pentru importuri.
The government established new taxes on imports.
Este esențial să stabilim de la bun început regulile jocului.
It's essential that we establish the rules of the game right from the start.
Comisia va stabili criteriile de evaluare, ținând cont de recomandările experților independenți.
The commission will establish the evaluation criteria, taking into account the recommendations of independent experts.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | stabilesc | stabilii | voi stabili |
| 2sg | stabilești | stabiliși | vei stabili |
| 3sg | stabilește | stabili | va stabili |
| 1pl | stabilim | stabilirăm | vom stabili |
| 2pl | stabiliți | stabilirăți | veți stabili |
| 3pl | stabilesc | stabiliră | vor stabili |
Word family
stabilstable, firm
stabilitatestability
stabilirethe act of establishing
instabilunstable
stabilizarestabilization
Etymology
Romanian "a stabili" entered the language during the nineteenth-century push to re-Latinize and modernize the vocabulary, drawing on French "établir" and reinforced by Latin "stabilire", itself from "stabilis" (firm, steady). This double channel, French plus Latin, is typical of how Romanian rebuilt its formal and administrative vocabulary in that period. The result is a verb that reads as native but was consciously shaped by both sources.
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