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suna
to ring /suˈna/
verb#302 most common
Also: to call (by phone), to sound
Example sentences
Telefonul sună.
The phone is ringing.
Te sun diseară.
I'll call you tonight.
Telefonul suna întruna aseară.
The phone kept ringing all last night.
Numele ei suna cunoscut.
Her name sounded familiar.
Dacă sună cineva, spune-i că revin.
If someone calls, tell them I'll be back.
Deși sunase de trei ori, nimeni nu răspunsese.
Although it had rung three times, no one had answered.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | sun | sunai | voi suna |
| 2sg | suni | sunași | vei suna |
| 3sg | sună | sună | va suna |
| 1pl | sunăm | sunarăm | vom suna |
| 2pl | sunați | sunarăți | veți suna |
| 3pl | sună | sunară | vor suna |
Word family
sunetsound
soneriedoorbell, ringtone
sonorresonant, sonorous
răsunato resound, to echo
sunatrung, called; (colloquial) a bit crazyEtymology
Suna descends from Latin sonare, meaning to sound or to make noise. The verb entered Romanian through ordinary spoken Latin and kept its core sense: a sound going out, whether from a bell, a voice, or later a telephone. Over time it also picked up the figurative use of an idea or statement that sounds a certain way.
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