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terminăm

we finish /ter.miˈnəm/

verb#1930 most common

Also: we end, we complete, we're done (with)

Example sentences

Terminăm tema acum.
We finish the homework now.
Mâine terminăm cartea.
Tomorrow we finish the book.
Sper că terminăm proiectul la timp.
I hope we finish the project on time.
Când terminăm de lucrat, mergem la film.
When we finish working, we go to a movie.
Nu terminăm până nu rezolvăm toate problemele.
We don't finish until we solve all the problems.
Dacă am fi început mai devreme, am fi terminat deja, dar așa terminăm abia mâine.
If we had started earlier, we would have already finished, but as it is we only finish tomorrow.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgterminterminaivoi termina
2sgterminiterminașivei termina
3sgterminăterminăva termina
1plterminămterminarămvom termina
2plterminațiterminarățiveți termina
3plterminăterminarăvor termina

Word family

a terminato finish, end
terminatfinished, done
terminareending, completion
termenterm, deadline
terminalterminal (place or device)

Etymology

Terminăm is the first person plural present of a termina, from Latin terminare, meaning to set a boundary or bring to an end. That verb derives from terminus, the Roman boundary marker and god of limits. Romanian kept the Latin verb almost intact, adding native verb endings.

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