alerga

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from a Vulgar Latin root *allargāre, from Latin largus (“abundant, plentiful”). Other theories derive it ultimately from a derivation or alteration of Latin legāre or alegāre. Compare Aromanian alag, alãgari; compare also Albanian largoj (“to leave”), Italian allargare (“to widen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.lerˈɡa/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ler‧ga

Verb

a alerga (third-person singular present aleargă, past participle alergat) 1st conjugation

1. (intransitive) to run (move quickly)

   Synonym: fugi

2. (transitive, chiefly informal) to goad someone about, in chase or for one’s own purposes

   Synonym: fugări

3. (intransitive, figurative, informal) to run around (busy oneself in pursuit of something) [with după]

Usage notes

Alerga denotes—at least in literal usage—the mere exercise of one’s faculty of running, such as for sport; fugi refers to running purposefully, such as to or from something.

Conjugation

    conjugation of alerga (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a alerga
gerund			alergând
past participle			alergat
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	alerg	alergi	aleargă	alergăm	alergați	aleargă
	imperfect	alergam	alergai	alerga	alergam	alergați	alergau
	simple perfect	alergai	alergași	alergă	alergarăm	alergarăți	alergară
	pluperfect	alergasem	alergaseși	alergase	alergaserăm	alergaserăți	alergaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să alerg	să alergi	să alerge	să alergăm	să alergați	să alerge
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		aleargă			alergați
	negative		nu alerga			nu alergați

Derived terms

• alergare
• alergător
• alergătură

References

• alerga in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)