Laudati

Laudati is the unaccented, non-diacritic form of a Romanian verb form derived from the infinitive lauda, meaning to praise. Specifically, laudati corresponds to the second-person plural present indicative active, that is, “you (plural) praise.” In standard Romanian spelling the diacritic version is laudați, while laudati appears in text that omits diacritics.

Etymology and morphology: the verb lauda is descended from Latin laudare. The present tense forms include eu laud, tu lauzi, el/ea laudă, noi laudăm, voi laudați, ei/ele laudă. The non-diacritic variant laudati represents the same tense and person, commonly used when diacritics are not available.

Usage: laudati is used when addressing a group to indicate that they are praising or are about to praise. Example (without diacritics): Voi laudati ideile lor. A diacritic-respecting version would be Voi laudați ideile lor. The form is typical in instruction, literature, and everyday Romanian written without diacritics.

See also: lauda (to praise); laudare (Latin origin); laudați (the correctly diacriticized Romanian form of laudati). Note that in proper Romanian orthography the accentuated form laudați is preferred in formal writing.