From aVulgar Latin root*allongāre, fromLatinlonge. Other theories suggest it deriving straight from Latinelongare. CompareItalianallungare,Catalanallunyar(“move away, remove, distance onself”),Frenchéloigner,allonger,Galicianalongar(“move away”),Spanishalongar andPortuguesealongar.
a alunga (third-person singular presentalungă,past participlealungat) 1st conjugation
| infinitive | aalunga | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | alungând | ||||||
| past participle | alungat | ||||||
| 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 | alung | alungi | alungă | alungăm | alungați | alungă | |
| imperfect | alungam | alungai | alunga | alungam | alungați | alungau | |
| simple perfect | alungai | alungași | alungă | alungarăm | alungarăți | alungară | |
| pluperfect | alungasem | alungaseși | alungase | alungaserăm | alungaserăți | alungaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | săalung | săalungi | săalunge | săalungăm | săalungați | săalunge | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | alungă | alungați | |||||
| negative | nualunga | nualungați | |||||