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urc
I climb / I go up /urk/
verb#3565 most common
Also: I get on (a vehicle), I ascend, (of prices, temperature) I rise
Example sentences
Eu urc scările în fiecare zi.
I climb the stairs every day.
Mâine urc muntele cu prietenii mei.
Tomorrow I'm climbing the mountain with my friends.
Ea urcă în autobuz la fiecare stație.
She gets on the bus at every stop.
Ne urcăm în tren chiar înainte să plece.
We get on the train right before it leaves.
Prețurile au urcat considerabil în ultimul an.
Prices have risen considerably over the past year.
Deși obosit, alpinistul a continuat să urce spre vârf, refuzând să renunțe.
Though tired, the climber kept climbing toward the summit, refusing to give up.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | urc | urcai | voi urca |
| 2sg | urci | urcași | vei urca |
| 3sg | urcă | urcă | va urca |
| 1pl | urcăm | urcarăm | vom urca |
| 2pl | urcați | urcarăți | veți urca |
| 3pl | urcă | urcară | vor urca |
Word family
a urcato climb, to go up, to get on (a vehicle)
urcarethe act of climbing or boarding
urcușan ascent, a steep path
urcătorclimbing, one who climbs
coborîto descend (opposite action)Etymology
"Urc" is the first person singular present of the verb "a urca", meaning to climb or go up. Romanian dictionaries list the origin of "urca" as uncertain, with no securely established Latin or substrate source. Because the root is not firmly traced, no reliable deeper history can be given here.
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