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zăcea
to lie (in a resting or motionless position) /zəˈtʃe̯a/
verb#4435 most common
Also: to lie ill, bedridden, to lie dormant or forgotten, to lie in ruins
Example sentences
Câinele zace pe covor.
The dog is lying on the carpet.
Bolnavul zăcea în pat de trei zile.
The sick man had been lying in bed for three days.
Cartea zăcea uitată în raft.
The book lay forgotten on the shelf.
Orașul zăcea în ruine după cutremur.
The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
Adevărul zăcea ascuns sub straturi de minciuni.
The truth lay hidden under layers of lies.
În adâncul mării zăceau epave uitate de secole.
In the depths of the sea lay wrecks forgotten for centuries.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | zac | zăcui | voi zăcea |
| 2sg | zaci | zăcuși | vei zăcea |
| 3sg | zace | zăcu | va zăcea |
| 1pl | zăcem | zăcurăm | vom zăcea |
| 2pl | zăceți | zăcurăți | veți zăcea |
| 3pl | zac | zăcură | vor zăcea |
Word family
zăcuthaving lain a long time; stale, stagnant
zăcerethe act or state of lying motionless
zăcământa mineral deposit or ore bed (that which lies in the ground)
nezăcutnot left lying, unused (rare)
Etymology
Zăcea comes from Latin iacēre, meaning to lie down or to be situated somewhere. This stative verb is a relative of Latin iacere (to throw), and both trace back to the same Proto-Indo-European root. Romanian kept the core sense of a body or object resting motionless, and later stretched it to cover illness, ruin, and things left forgotten in one spot.
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