/ˈmer.d͡ʒe/
OrigineInherited from Latin mergere, itself ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mesg- (“to plunge, dip”), with a unique sense developing in Balkanic or Eastern Romance. Compare Aromanian njergu; cf. also Albanian mërgoj (“to move away”) and Sardinian imbergere (“to push”). The semantic shift could be owed to confusion with pergere or meāre.
- intransitiveto walk
- broadly, informal, intransitiveto move
“În punctul mort, o mașină merge numai din inerție.” — When in neutral, a car only moves through inertia.
“Planetele merg pe cer cu viteze diferite de a stelelor.” — Planets move in the sky at speeds different from that of the stars.
- broadly, intransitiveto go (take oneself to somewhere)
“Merg la București mâine.” — I’m going to Bucharest tomorrow.
“Merg să mă întâlnesc cu soțul surorii mele.” — I’m going to meet my sister’s husband.
“Cu ce mergem, cu mașina sau cu trenul?” — What are we going by, car or train?
- intransitiveto be going, proceeding a certain way
“Cum merg proiectele?” — How are the projects going?
- impersonal, intransitiveto be doing a certain way
“Îmi merge bine.” — I’m doing fine.
- informal, intransitiveto work, to function, to work out
“Calculatorul nu mai merge.” — The computer doesn’t work anymore.
“[…]era clar, Nineta nu ezitase să curme singură o viață care „nu mai mergea“.” — […] it was clear, Nineta did not hesitate to put an end by herself to a life that “wasn’t working out anymore”.
- informal, intransitiveto pair well
“Unde ești tu, brânză Del,
Cum mergeai c-un copănel,
Roșii, ceapă și măsline,
Îmi e-așa de dor de tine.” — Where are you, Del cheese,
How well you paired with a chicken thigh,
Tomatoes, onion and olives,
I miss you so much.
- informal, intransitiveto be acceptable, alright
“Bizar și comic și puțin tragic. Oricum, merge, e plauzibil.” — Bizarre and comical and a little tragic. Either way, it’s alright, it’s plausible.
- impersonal, intransitive, personalto be going on (to be about to complete a time interval, usually expressed in years)
“Mergeam pe opt ani când am început școala.” — I was going on eight when I started school.
“Merge pe trei ani de când s-a închis fabrica.” — It’s going on three years since the factory closed.
Formea merge 3rd conjugation(canonical) · merge(present, singular, third-person) · mers(participle, past) · meargă(subjunctive, third-person) · a merge(infinitive) · mergând(gerund) · merg(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · mergi(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · merge(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · mergem(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · mergeți(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · merg(indicative, plural, present, third-person) · mergeam(first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · mergeai(imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · mergea(imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · mergeam(first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · mergeați(imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · mergeau(imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · mersei(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · merseși(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular)