Refutam

Refutam is a Romanian verb form meaning "we refute" and represents the first person plural present indicative of the verb a refuta, which means to refute or to disprove. In standard Romanian spelling it corresponds to noi refutăm, while in non-diacritic text it appears as refutam.

The verb a refuta derives from Latin refūtāre, a formation built with a prefix re- meaning back or again and a root associated with countering or denying. Romanian adopted the word through the general influence of Latin on the language and later Romance-language contacts, and it is now a common term in argumentative, legal, scientific, and everyday discourse.

Conjugation and usage: In the present tense, the full form is eu refut, tu refuti, el/ea refută, noi refutăm, voi refutați, ei/ele refută. Without diacritics this becomes eu refut, tu refuti, el refuta, noi refutam, voi refutati, ei/ele refuta. Refutam is used to indicate that a speaker and others are offering a rebuttal or counter-argument to a claim.

Examples: Noi refutam afirmațiile contrare prin date empirice. Criticii au refutat argumentele, arătând erori metodologice. In scholarly writing, a refuta a hypothesis requires evidence and logical reasoning.

See also: refutare (the noun meaning the act or process of refuting), refutător (one who refutes), and related terms in the Romanian vocabulary for argumentation and critique.