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strânge
to gather, collect, or tighten /ˈstrɨn.dʒe/
verb#2802 most common
Also: to hug/hold tight, to clean up/tidy, to save (money)
Example sentences
El strânge jucăriile din cameră.
He picks up the toys in the room.
Mama strânge masa după cină.
Mom clears the table after dinner.
Strânge-ți lucrurile, plecăm curând!
Gather your things, we're leaving soon!
Ea îl strânge în brațe cu putere.
She hugs him tightly.
Fermierii strâng recolta înainte de furtună.
The farmers gather the harvest before the storm.
Îmi strânge inima să văd cum sărăcia îi macină pe oamenii aceștia.
It breaks my heart to see poverty grinding down these people.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | strâng | strânsei | voi strânge |
| 2sg | strângi | strânseși | vei strânge |
| 3sg | strânge | strânse | va strânge |
| 1pl | strângem | strânserăm | vom strânge |
| 2pl | strângeți | strânserăți | veți strânge |
| 3pl | strâng | strânseră | vor strânge |
Word family
strângeregathering, collecting, tightening
strânstight, tightly, closestrângătorhoarder, thrifty person
constrângeto constrain, force
strânsoarea tight squeeze or clamp
Etymology
Strânge descends from Latin stringere, meaning to draw tight, bind, or press together. Romanian inherited the verb directly as core vocabulary, and its sense broadened over time to cover gathering scattered things, tidying a room, saving money, and embracing someone firmly. The same Latin verb, through different paths, gave English words built on the idea of tightness and pressure.
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