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urcă
climbs / goes up /urˈkə/
verb#2678 most common
Also: rises (of prices, temperature), boards (a vehicle), climb! (imperative)
Example sentences
Copilul urcă scările.
The child goes up the stairs.
Ea urcă în autobuz.
She gets on the bus.
Bunicul urcă încet dealul.
Grandfather climbs the hill slowly.
Pisica urcă în copac ca să scape de câine.
The cat climbs the tree to get away from the dog.
Prețul benzinei urcă din nou luna aceasta.
The price of gasoline is rising again this month.
Tensiunea dintre cele două țări urcă pe zi ce trece.
Tension between the two countries rises with each passing day.
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
urcarethe act of climbing or ascending
urcușan uphill slope or climb
a se urcato climb up, to board (reflexive)
urcătorclimbing, ascending
urcatclimbed, risen
Etymology
The origin of "urca" is debated. It has no clear Latin source, and some Romanian etymologists treat it as a word of unknown origin, while others link it to the same pre-Roman substrate layer proposed for a handful of other Romanian terms that lack Latin roots. It has long been a core, everyday verb in the language rather than a later borrowing.
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