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sunat
called (on the phone); rang /suˈnat/
verb#411 most common
Also: phoned, rung (of a bell), crazy, touched in the head (colloquial)
Example sentences
Telefonul a sunat.
The phone rang.
Te-am sunat aseară.
I called you last night.
Nu m-a sunat nimeni azi.
Nobody called me today.
A fost sunată de mai multe ori, dar nu a răspuns.
She was called several times, but she didn't answer.
E cam sunat, nu-l lua în serios.
He's a bit touched in the head, don't take him seriously.
Deși fusese sunat de trei ori, nu observase telefonul vibrând în geantă.
Although he had been called three times, he hadn't noticed the phone vibrating in the bag.
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
a sunato ring, to phone, to sound
sunetsoundsonorsonorous, loud
soneriedoorbell, buzzer
a răsunato resound, to echo
Etymology
Sunat is the past participle of the verb a suna, meaning to ring or to phone. A suna comes from Latin sonare, to sound. The colloquial sense of sunat, meaning crazy or dazed, mirrors a similar shift in other Romance languages, where words for ringing or sounding came to describe someone whose head seems to be ringing.
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