Romanian language lesson: The Present Indicative of the verbs in -a (1st conjugation)
The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive form. The particle “a” is the mark for infinitive and represent the translation of “to”. All the verbs have the particle “a” at the beginning.
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The dictionary form of the verb is the infinitive form. The particle “a” is the mark for infinitive and represent the translation of “to”. All the verbs have the particle “a” at the beginning.
Examples:
a
cânta (
to
sing),
a
dansa (
to
dance),
a
mânca (
to
eat) etc. [audio:http://www.romania-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/present_indicative_of_the_verbs_in_a.mp3|titles=present_indicative_of_the_verbs_in_a]
The ending of the infinitive (a vowel or a vowel group) shows the conjugation of the verb. The endings and the verb conjugations are:
-
a
: 1st conjugation: a cânt
a
(to sing) -
ea
: 2nd conjugation: a av
ea
(to have) -
e
: 3rd conjugation: a merg
e
(to go) -
i
and -
î
: 4th conjugation: a iub
i
(to love), a hotăr
î
(to decide) Let's learn the Present Indicative of the verbs in -
