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4.1 Standard Romanian
Both verbs belonged to the Latin 3rd conjugation, with thematic (postradical) vowel /e/,
and distinguished from all other conjugational classes by the presence of stress on the
root in the 1pl. and 2pl. of the present tense, and in the infinitive. These characteristics
remain, for example, in modern standard Romanian:
Infinitive !ése coáse Preterite
Past participle !esút cusút 1sg. !esúi cusúi
Imperative 2sg. !esú"i cusú"i
2sg. !ése coáse 3sg. !esú cusú
2pl. !ése!i coáse!i 1pl. !esúr#m cusúr#m
Present indicative 2pl. !esúr#! cusúr#!i
1sg. !és cos 3pl. !esúr# cusúr#
2sg. !é"i có"i Pluperfect
3sg. !ése coáse 1sg. !esúsem cusúsem
1pl. !ésem coásem 2sg. !esúse"i cusúse"i
2pl. !ése! coáse!i 3sg. !esúse cusúse
3pl. !és cos 1pl. !esúser#m cusúser#m
Subjunctive 2pl. !esúser#! cusúser#!i
1sg. !és cos 3pl. !esúser# cusúser#
2sg. !é"i có"i
3sg. !eás# coás#
1pl. !ésem coásem
2pl. !ése! coáse!i
3pl. !eás# coás#
Imperfect indicative
1sg. !eseám coseám
2sg. !eseái coseái
3sg. !eseá coseá
1pl. !eseám coseám
2pl. !eseá!i coseá!i
3pl. !eseáu coseáu
4.2 Partial overlap with the first conjugation in Oltenian dialects. Compare the above
with the following data from a south-eastern Romanian dialect of Oltenia (NALROltenia
Belo!u). The verbs ‘weave’ and ‘sew’ are juxtaposed with a regular first conjugation
verbs (a cântá ‘sing’) and a regular third conjugation verb a vinde ‘sell’: it will be clear
that the first two verbs have, in a number of respects, lost characteristics of the 3rd
conjugation, and acquired those of the first. The boxed areas identify distinctively 1st
conjugation morphology:
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