apuca

Romanian

Etymology

Possibly from metathesis of a Vulgar Latin aucupāre, from Latin aucupārī, present active infinitive of aucupor. Other theories suggest Latin occupāre, present active infinitive of occupō, with meaning influenced by or confused with the former. Compare Aromanian apuc, apucari.

Verb

a apuca (third-person singular present apucă, past participle apucat) 1st conj.

  1. to grab, grip, grasp, seize
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to start to (do something), begin to (undertake something, endeavor to)
  3. (reflexive, figuratively) to undertake (a task), endeavor to, occupy oneself with, busy oneself with

Conjugation
    conjugation of apuca (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a apuca
gerund apucând
past participle apucat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present apuc apuci apucă apucăm apucați apucă
imperfect apucam apucai apuca apucam apucați apucau
simple perfect apucai apucași apucă apucarăm apucarăți apucară
pluperfect apucasem apucaseși apucase apucaserăm apucaserăți apucaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să apuc să apuci să apuce să apucăm să apucați să apuce
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative apucă apucați
negative nu apuca nu apucați

Derived terms
  • apucare

See also
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