ajunge

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin adiungō (add, join to), from ad + iungō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʒun.d͡ʒe/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -und͡ʒe
  • Hyphenation: a‧jun‧ge

Verb

a ajunge (third-person singular present ajunge, past participle ajuns, third-person subjunctive ajungă) 3rd conjugation

  1. (transitive) to overtake, to catch up
    Radu îl ajunge pe Sandu.
    Radu is catching up with Sandu.
  2. (intransitive) to arrive [with la ‘somewhere’]
    Synonyms: veni, sosi
    Am ajuns la București la opt.
    We arrived in Bucharest at eight.
  3. (intransitive) to reach [with la ‘something’]
    Nu pot ajunge la telecomandă.
    I can’t reach the remote control.
  4. (intransitive) to suffice, to be enough
    Ajunge!Enough!
    Cât ai făcut nu ajunge.
    What you’ve done isn’t enough.
  5. (copulative) to become
    Synonym: deveni
    A ajuns un om mare.
    He’s become a great/big man.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Interjection

ajunge!

  1. stop it!, enough!

References