băga

See also: baga, bağa, bāgā, and bågå

Romanian

Etymology

Either a substrate word or from a Vulgar Latin root *begāre, from Late Latin bīgāre, from Latin bīga (“chariot”), from bis iuga ("two yokes"). In this case, the original meaning may have been the now archaic one of "to yoke animals", later taking on broader or more abstract senses. The semantic development here can be compared to Latin incohō (“begin, commence”) deriving from cohum. Compare Aromanian bag, bãgari.

Less likely from Greek βάζω (vázo, “to put in, set on”), or from an early Romance/Vulgar Latin root *bag- or *baga which may have yielded Occitan baga, French bague (“pack, bundle”), bagage.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [bəˈɡa]

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Verb

a băga (third-person singular present bagă, past participle băgat) 1st conj.

1. (transitive) to insert, put in, put into
2. (transitive) to shove (in), thrust (in/into)
3. (reflexive) to meddle; to interfere; to intrude; interpose in
4. (archaic) to yoke animals
5. (archaic) to coerce, force, put under one's disposition

Usage notes

While not strictly informal, the general opinion is that usage of this word in writing and polished speech is to be avoided; a possible alternative word is introduce.

Conjugation

    conjugation of băga (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a băga
gerund			băgând
past participle			băgat
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	bag	bagi	bagă	băgăm	băgați	bagă
	imperfect	băgam	băgai	băga	băgam	băgați	băgau
	simple perfect	băgai	băgași	băgă	băgarăm	băgarăți	băgară
	pluperfect	băgasem	băgaseși	băgase	băgaserăm	băgaserăți	băgaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să bag	să bagi	să bage	să băgăm	să băgați	să bage
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		bagă			băgați
	negative		nu băga			nu băgați

Synonyms

• introduce
• pune

Derived terms

• băgare
• băgăreț
• băgăcios
• băga-mi-aș