-ând
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "and"
Romanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -înd — 1899–1993 spelling (for fourth conjugation forms), 1953–1993 spelling (for all forms)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Latin -andus, -endus. Compare Italian -ando, -endo, Spanish -ando, -iendo.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ând
- Used with a stem to form the gerund in -a (first conjugation), -ea (second conjugation), and -e (third conjugation) verbs, as well as -î verbs (a minority of fourth conjugation verbs).