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susține
to support /susˈt͡sine/
verb#3038 most common
Also: to maintain/claim, to sustain, to hold up
Example sentences
Te susțin.
I support you.
Familia mea mă susține mereu.
My family always supports me.
El susține că are dreptate.
He maintains that he is right.
Guvernul susține acest proiect economic.
The government supports this economic project.
Avocatul a susținut cu fermitate nevinovăția clientului său.
The lawyer firmly maintained his client's innocence.
Argumentele pe care le susține în teza sa nu sunt întotdeauna convingătoare.
The arguments he puts forward in his thesis are not always convincing.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | susțin | susținui | voi susține |
| 2sg | susții | susținuși | vei susține |
| 3sg | susține | susținu | va susține |
| 1pl | susținem | susținurăm | vom susține |
| 2pl | susțineți | susținurăți | veți susține |
| 3pl | susțin | susținură | vor susține |
Word family
susțineresupport, maintenance
susținutsustained, supported
susținătorsupporter, sustaining
țineto holdnesusținutunsupported
Etymology
Susține comes from Latin sustinere, itself built from sub- (under) and tenere (to hold). Romanian kept the same structure with its native descendant of tenere, ține. The word entered Romanian through direct inheritance from spoken Latin, the same way English got sustain through French and Italian got sostenere.
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