Jucânduse

Jucânduse is a historical, reflexive gerund form of the Romanian verb a se juca (to play). It represents an older spelling variant of the modern form jucându-se, used to indicate an ongoing or accompanying action performed by the subject. In contemporary standard Romanian, the preferred form is jucându-se; jucânduse appears mainly in older texts or in certain dialectal writings.

Grammatically, jucânduse functions like a gerund with a reflexive pronoun, describing simultaneous action by the subject with respect to the main verb. It is encountered in literary or archival sources as a variant of the reflexive gerund, not as a separate word with a distinct meaning. The form illustrates historical orthographic practices where the clitic se could be attached in ways that later evolved into the joined form jucându-se.

Usage and perception: jucânduse is considered archaic or nonstandard in modern Romanian. It may appear in digitized corpus excerpts from the 19th or early 20th century, or in regional dialects that preserve older spelling conventions. For standard writing, jucându-se is recommended, and any attempt to reproduce or study older texts may encounter jucânduse as a variant.

Examples:

- Modern standard: El se afla jucându-se cu mingea.

- Variant/archaic: El se afla jucânduse cu mingea.

See also: a se juca, jucându-se, gerunziu românesc, forme arhaice de pronume pronominal.

Notes: The presence of jucânduse signals historical orthography rather than a distinct contemporary usage, and its interpretation should consider the text’s period and regional variety.