mirosi

Romanian

Etymology

From Slavic *mirosati or directly from Greek μυρώνω (myróno). Compare Megleno-Romanian miruses.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.roˈsi/
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  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: mi‧ro‧si

Verb

a mirosi (third-person singular present miroase, past participle mirosit) 4th conjugation

  1. (transitive) to smell
  2. (copulative) to smell (Followed by a or ca if descriptive)
    Tipul ăla miroase a mâncare de pisici.
    That guy smells like cat food.
    Miroase ca la spital aici.
    It smells like a hospital in here.

Usage notes

Unlike English smell, transitive mirosi only refers to the intentional, directed action of smelling; unintentional olfactory perception is denoted by the more general word simți.

Conjugation

    conjugation of mirosi (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a mirosi
gerund mirosind
past participle mirosit
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 miros miroși miroase mirosim mirosiți miros
miroase
imperfect miroseam miroseai mirosea miroseam miroseați miroseau
simple perfect mirosii mirosiși mirosi mirosirăm mirosirăți mirosiră
pluperfect mirosisem mirosiseși mirosise mirosiserăm mirosiserăți mirosiseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să miros să miroși să miroasă să mirosim să mirosiți să miroasă
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative miroase mirosiți
negative nu mirosi nu mirosiți

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