zăcea

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin jacēre, iacēre, present active infinitive of iaceō (“lie prostrate”), from Proto-Italic *jakēō. The shift from the expected initial -j- in Romanian to -z- is due to dissimilation from the following consonant.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [zəˈtʃjæ]

Verb

a zăcea (third-person singular present zace, past participle zăcut) 2nd conj.

  1. (intransitive) to lie (to remain lying down)
  2. (of abstracts such as emotions, character defects, etc.) to remain hidden

Conjugation
    conjugation of zăcea (second conjugation, past participle in -ut)
infinitive a zăcea
gerund zăcând
past participle zăcut
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 zac zaci zace zăcem zăceți zac
imperfect zăceam zăceai zăcea zăceam zăceați zăceau
simple perfect zăcui zăcuși zăcu zăcurăm zăcurăți zăcură
pluperfect zăcusem zăcuseși zăcuse zăcuserăm zăcuserăți zăcuseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să zac să zaci să zacă să zăcem să zăceți să zacă
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative zaci zăceți
negative nu zăcea nu zăceți

Derived terms

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