zice

See also: žice and žiće

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dīcere, present active participle of dīcō, from Proto-Italic *deikō, from Proto-Indo-European *déyḱti (“to show, point out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzi.t͡ʃe/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -it͡ʃe
  • Hyphenation: zi‧ce

Verb

a zice (third-person singular present zice, past participle zis, third-person subjunctive zică) 3rd conjugation

  1. (transitive) to say, tell
    Ai înțeles ce am zis?
    Did you understand what I said?
    Se zice că vine războiul.
    They say war is coming.
  2. (intransitive, also impersonal, rather informal) to call by a name [with dative]
    Pisicii i-am zis Arpagic.
    I called the cat Arpagic.
    Cum îi zice la asta?
    What is this called?
  3. (transitive, childish) to tell on someone
  4. (regional) to sing [with din ‘instrument’]

Usage notes

While zice is not markedly informal, in careful language its synonym spune is preferred.

Conjugation

    conjugation of zice (third conjugation, past participle in -s)
infinitive a zice
gerund zicând
past participle zis
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 zic zici zice zicem ziceți zic
imperfect ziceam ziceai zicea ziceam ziceați ziceau
simple perfect zisei ziseși zise ziserăm ziserăți ziseră
pluperfect zisesem ziseseși zisese ziseserăm ziseserăți ziseseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să zic să zici să zică să zicem să ziceți să zică
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative zi ziceți
negative nu zice nu ziceți

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