Romanian

Suffix

-î

1. A suffix forming infinitives of many verbs.

Usage notes

• Most verbs with infinitives in -î are marked by the once-inchoative infix -ăsc- in many parts of their conjugation, as well as in various derived words; two such verbs are a urî ‎(“to hate”) and a hotărî ‎(“to decide”).
• A sizable group of verbs have infinitives in -î but do not use the infix -ăsc-, and are otherwise fairly regular; these include, among others, the common verb a coborî ‎(“to descend”).
• There is a variant form, -i, derived from the same Latin source.

Related terms

• -ea
• -i
• -e
• -a

See also

• -re