No. 55 in Romanian
spune
"Spune" means "say" or "tell" in English.
In a sentence
El spune că va veni mâine.
He says that he will come tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'spune' is used to indicate the act of saying or stating something.
Te rog să-mi spui adevărul.
Please tell me the truth.
Here, 'spui' is a form of 'spune' used in direct request, meaning 'to tell' or 'to communicate' specific information.
Mi-a spus povestea sa.
He/She told me his/her story.
In this example, 'spus' is the past tense form of 'spune', indicating that the act of telling or narrating occurred in the past.
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