avea grijă

Romanian

Verb

a avea grijă (third-person singular present are grijă, past participle avut grijă, third-person subjunctive aibă grijă) 2nd conjugation

  1. to take care of, look after [with de]
    După ce părinții au grijă de copii, și copiii au grijă de părinți.
    After the parents take care of the children, the children also take care of the parents.
    Trebuie să te odihnești. Ai grijă de tine câteva ore.
    You need to rest. Take care of yourself for a few hours.
    Ai tu grijă de mâncarea de pe plită câteva minute până mă întorc?
    Will you mind the food on the stove for a few minutes until I come back?
  2. to be careful [with cu ‘with’]
    Hoții au avut grijă să nu fie observați.
    The thieves were careful not to be seen.
    Am grijă cu paharele, fiindcă se sparg ușor.
    I am careful with the glasses, as they break easily.
  3. to watch out, be wary, exercise caution [with la ‘for, of, around’]
    Se recomandă ca turiștii să aibă grijă la urși.
    It’s recommended that tourists be wary of bears.

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