lipsi

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek λείψω (leípso), future of λείπω (leípo, “I am absent, leave, lack”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

a lipsi (third-person singular present lipsește, past participle lipsit) 4th conj.

1. (transitive) to deprive (someone of)
2. (intransitive) to be absent, to be missing, to lack
3. (reflexive) to give (something) up, to go without [with de ‘something’]

   Doar mă lipsesc de el.

   I'll just go without it.

Conjugation

    conjugation of lipsi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a lipsi
gerund			lipsind
past participle			lipsit
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	lipsesc	lipsești	lipsește	lipsim	lipsiți	lipsesc
	imperfect	lipseam	lipseai	lipsea	lipseam	lipseați	lipseau
	simple perfect	lipsii	lipsiși	lipsi	lipsirăm	lipsirăți	lipsiră
	pluperfect	lipsisem	lipsiseși	lipsise	lipsiserăm	lipsiserăți	lipsiseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să lipsesc	să lipsești	să lipsească	să lipsim	să lipsiți	să lipsească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		lipsește			lipsiți
	negative		nu lipsi			nu lipsiți

Derived terms

• lipsă