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strădui
to strive (to try hard, to make an effort) /stră.duˈi/
verb#4254 most common
Also: to endeavor, to make an effort, to do one's best
Example sentences
Eu mă străduiesc să învăț limba română.
I am trying hard to learn Romanian.
El se străduiește să ajungă la timp la muncă.
He tries hard to get to work on time.
Ne străduim să terminăm proiectul până vineri.
We are striving to finish the project by Friday.
Deși a fost greu, s-a străduit să rămână calm.
Although it was hard, he strove to stay calm.
Copiii se vor strădui să respecte regulile noi ale școlii.
The children will strive to follow the school's new rules.
Oricât s-ar strădui, nu va putea schimba părerea publicului despre această decizie controversată.
However hard he strives, he will not be able to change public opinion about this controversial decision.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | mă străduiesc | mă străduii | mă voi strădui |
| 2sg | te străduiești | te străduiși | te vei strădui |
| 3sg | se străduiește | se strădui | se va strădui |
| 1pl | ne străduim | ne străduirăm | ne vom strădui |
| 2pl | vă străduiți | vă străduirăți | vă veți strădui |
| 3pl | se străduiesc | se străduiră | se vor strădui |
Word family
strădanieeffort, endeavor
a stăruito insist, to persist
trudătoil, hard labor
Etymology
Strădui is a reflexive verb, always used as a se strădui. Romanian dictionaries treat it as a blend of two older verbs: a stărui, meaning to persist or insist, and a trudi, meaning to toil, related to the noun trudă, meaning labor or effort. Both source verbs trace back to Slavic roots tied to trouble, care, and hard work. Because strădui formed by this blending rather than by straight descent, it has no single clean root of its own.
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