plăcea
See also: placea
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin placēre. Compare Aromanian plac, placu.
Pronunciation
Verb
a plăcea (third-person singular present place, past participle plăcut) 2nd conj.
Usage notes
A plăcea is usually translated to English with the verb to like. This causes confusion for some English speakers studying Romanian, because the subject and object of a plăcea are seemingly reversed from those of to like. That is, the subject of a plăcea is the thing that pleases and the (indirect) object is the person who is pleased. A commonly used method is to think of a plăcea as literally meaning to be pleasing to.
- Îmi place să citesc. ― I like to read. (literally, “To me pleases that I read.”)
- Îți place această friptură? ― Do you like this steak? (literally, “To you pleases this steak?”)
- Mi-a plăcut filmul. ― I liked the film. (literally, “To me has pleased the film.”)
- Ți-a plăcut înghețata? ― Did you like the ice cream? (literally, “To you has pleased the ice cream?”)
Conjugation
conjugation of plăcea (second conjugation, past participle in -ut)
| infinitive | a plăcea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | plăcând | ||||||
| past participle | plăcut | ||||||
| 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 | plac | placi | place | plăcem | plăceți | plac | |
| imperfect | plăceam | plăceai | plăcea | plăceam | plăceați | plăceau | |
| simple perfect | plăcui | plăcuși | plăcu | plăcurăm | plăcurăți | plăcură | |
| pluperfect | plăcusem | plăcuseși | plăcuse | plăcuserăm | plăcuserăți | plăcuseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să plac | să placi | să placă | să plăcem | să plăceți | să placă | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | place | plăceți | |||||
| negative | nu plăcea | nu plăceți | |||||