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zâmbi
to smile /zɨmˈbi/
verb#4002 most common
Also: to grin
Example sentences
Copilul zâmbește.
The child smiles.
Ea zâmbește fericită la telefon.
She smiles happily on the phone.
Când m-a văzut, mi-a zâmbit călduros.
When he saw me, he smiled at me warmly.
Deși era tristă, a încercat să zâmbească.
Although she was sad, she tried to smile.
Bătrânul zâmbi ușor, amintindu-și de tinerețea lui.
The old man smiled slightly, remembering his youth.
Deși știa că totul se prăbușește, zâmbi cu o resemnare stranie, de parcă ar fi anticipat sfârșitul.
Although he knew everything was collapsing, he smiled with a strange resignation, as if he had foreseen the end.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | zâmbesc | zâmbii | voi zâmbi |
| 2sg | zâmbești | zâmbiși | vei zâmbi |
| 3sg | zâmbește | zâmbi | va zâmbi |
| 1pl | zâmbim | zâmbirăm | vom zâmbi |
| 2pl | zâmbiți | zâmbirăți | veți zâmbi |
| 3pl | zâmbesc | zâmbiră | vor zâmbi |
Word family
zâmbeta smile
zâmbitorsmiling, cheerful-looking
zâmbitoaresmiling (feminine form)
zâmbindsmiling (gerund, used adverbially)
Etymology
The origin of "zâmbi" is not firmly established. Romanian dictionaries generally list it as uncertain, unlike most Romance smile-words, which descend from Latin "subridere". Some scholars treat it as a native expressive or onomatopoeic formation rather than a borrowing. Because no solid source language has been confirmed, no Indo-European root is given here.
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