așteaptă
The Romanian verb for wait is așteaptă.
The verb is used to express delaying an action until a certain event occurs. You can also use the noun așteptare to refer to the act of waiting or a delay.
Meaning: delay until some event (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The form așteaptă is the imperative singular form used for commands or requests directed at one person. The first person singular present tense of this verb is aștept, meaning "I wait".
Did you know?
- The Romanian word for 'wait' așteptare shares a root with the word esperanță, meaning 'hope'. This links the act of waiting with the emotional state of hoping for something to occur.
- The verb a aștepta can be used to describe 'expecting' a baby, where aștept un copil means 'I am expecting a child'.
- In certain heated arguments, instead of asking someone to wait, a person might say stai! which is the verb 'to stay' or 'to stand', used as an interjection to mean 'hold on' or 'stop right there'.
Examples in context
- Așteaptă un minut, te rog.Wait just a minute, please.This sentence shows how to use așteaptă to ask someone to wait a minute.Tatoeba #5084398 by fathe, translation #5077432 by CK
- Te rog, așază-te aici și așteaptă.Please sit here and wait.This sentence demonstrates using așteaptă in a request for someone to sit and wait.Tatoeba #5200543 by fathe, translation #890210 by Scott
- Așteaptă, mai așteaptă doar puțin.Wait, wait just a little while.This sentence uses the repetition of așteaptă to express waiting for a short while.Tatoeba #10320971 by CataG, translation #1235430 by tsayng
- Așteptați câteva momente, vă rog.Please wait a few moments.
- Răbdare, vă rog. Revin imediat.Patience, please. I'll be back shortly.
- Stai puțin, te rog.Wait a moment, please.
- Stați aici până mă întorc.Wait here until I come back.
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Example conversation
Elena and Alexandru are leaving the house.
- ElenaAșteaptă, am uitat cheile!Wait, I forgot the keys!
- AlexandruNu am probleme, te aștept aici.I have no problem, I'll wait for you here.
- ElenaAșteaptă doar o secundă.Just wait one second.
- AlexandruBine, dar grăbește-te, Alexandru.Fine, but hurry up, Alexandru.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
