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trece
to pass /ˈtre.tʃe/
verb#139 most common
Also: to cross, to go through, to pass (an exam/time)
Example sentences
Trenul trece acum prin gară.
The train is passing through the station now.
Trece strada la semafor.
She crosses the street at the traffic light.
Timpul trece repede când ești ocupat.
Time passes quickly when you are busy.
Ea a trecut examenul cu note mari.
She passed the exam with high marks.
Deși a trecut prin multe greutăți, nu și-a pierdut niciodată optimismul.
Although he went through many hardships, he never lost his optimism.
Pe măsură ce anii trec, înțelegem tot mai bine cât de efemere sunt lucrurile la care ținem.
As the years pass, we understand better and better how fleeting the things we hold dear are.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | trec | trecui | voi trece |
| 2sg | treci | trecuși | vei trece |
| 3sg | trece | trecu | va trece |
| 1pl | trecem | trecurăm | vom trece |
| 2pl | treceți | trecurăți | veți trece |
| 3pl | trec | trecură | vor trece |
Word family
trecutpast, passedtrecerepassing, crossing, influencepetreceto spend time, to celebrate
întreceto surpass, to outdo
trecătorpasser-by; fleeting, temporary
Etymology
Trece comes from Latin traicere, a compound of trans- (across) and iacere (to throw). In spoken Latin the word wore down in sound toward something like tracere, and normal Romanian sound changes turned that into trece. The old sense, to throw or send across, narrowed over centuries into the general modern one of passing or crossing.
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