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zic
I say /zik/
verb#558 most common
Also: they say, I tell, I mean (colloquial filler)
Example sentences
Eu zic da.
I say yes.
Ce zic ei?
What do they say?
Nu zic nimic.
I'm not saying anything.
Zic să mergem acum.
I say we should go now.
Unii zic că e adevărat, alții zic că nu.
Some say it's true, others say it isn't.
Zic eu, dar nu mă crede nimeni.
So I say, but nobody believes me.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | zic | zisei | voi zice |
| 2sg | zici | ziseși | vei zice |
| 3sg | zice | zise | va zice |
| 1pl | zicem | ziserăm | vom zice |
| 2pl | ziceți | ziserăți | veți zice |
| 3pl | zic | ziseră | vor zice |
Word family
a ziceto say, to tell
zissaid, so-called
zicalăsaying, proverb
zicerethe act of saying, an utterance
nezisunsaid
Etymology
Zic is the first person singular (and third person plural) present of the verb a zice, meaning to say or to tell. The verb descends from Latin dicere, with the Latin d regularly turning into z before the vowel i in Romanian, the same shift seen in zece from decem, ten. Latin dicere itself goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning to point out or pronounce solemnly.
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