descoperi

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin discoperīre < discooperīre, present active infinitive of discooperiō, from Latin dis- + cooperiō. By surface analysis, des- +‎ coperi.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a descoperi (third-person singular present descoperă, past participle descoperit) 4th conj.

1. (literal and figurative) to uncover

   Synonym: dezveli

   1. (reflexive, rare) to take off one's headgear (in reverence)
   2. (rare) to reveal (to someone)

      Synonyms: dezvălui, (literary) decela

   3. (rare) to reveal oneself, take of one’s guise
2. to discover

   Synonyms: (archaic) afla, găsi

3. to find out

   Synonym: afla

4. to invent

   Synonyms: inventa, concepe

Usage notes

In the sense of "to find out", descoperi can only be used with the conjunction că and a subordinate sentence, unlike afla, which can also take a prepositional object.

Conjugation

    conjugation of descoperi (fourth conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a descoperi
gerund			descoperind
past participle			descoperit
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	descopăr	descoperi	descoperă	descoperim	descoperiți	descoperă
	imperfect	descopeream	descopereai	descoperea	descopeream	descopereați	descopereau
	simple perfect	descoperii	descoperiși	descoperi	descoperirăm	descoperirăți	descoperiră
	pluperfect	descoperisem	descoperiseși	descoperise	descoperiserăm	descoperiserăți	descoperiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să descopăr	să descoperi	să descopere	să descoperim	să descoperiți	să descopere
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		descopere			descoperiți
	negative		nu descoperi			nu descoperiți

Derived terms

• descoperire

Related terms

• acoperi