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urca
to climb /urˈka/
verb#1070 most common
Also: to ascend, to go up, to get on (a vehicle)
Example sentences
Copilul urcă scara.
The child climbs the stairs.
Mâine vom urca pe munte.
Tomorrow we will climb the mountain.
Mă urc în autobuz în fiecare dimineață.
I get on the bus every morning.
Prețurile au urcat mult anul acesta.
Prices have risen a lot this year.
Ea urca treptele câte două odată, fără să se oprească.
She climbed the steps two at a time, without stopping.
Pe măsură ce ceața se ridica, drumeții urcau tot mai greu spre vârf, luptându-se cu vântul.
As the fog lifted, the hikers climbed with increasing difficulty toward the peak, battling the wind.
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
urcareclimbing, ascent
urcușuphill slope, climb
urcătorclimbing; a climber
a se urcato get on, to board
urcatrisen, climbed
Etymology
The origin of urca is debated among Romanian etymologists. It is often grouped with the small set of words thought to come from the pre-Roman substrate of the Balkans rather than from Latin, but no source language has been confirmed with certainty. Because of this uncertainty, standard references list its etymology as unknown.
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