See also: așteptă

Romanian

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Etymology

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From a Vulgar Latin root *astectāre, from an alteration of Latin adspectāre, an alternative form of aspectāre. Compare Aromanian ashteptu, ashtiptari, Italian aspettare, Sardinian aisetare, Sicilian astittari.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aʃtepˈta]
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Verb

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a aștepta (third-person singular present așteaptă, past participle așteptat) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) to wait for
    Doar o aștept pe mama
    I'm just waiting for mom
  2. (transitive) to expect
  3. (intransitive) to wait

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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