construieste

Construieste is the third person singular present indicative form of the Romanian verb a construi, meaning to build or construct. The standard spelling with diacritics is construieste (construiește). The verb covers building physical structures as well as metaphorical building, such as plans or systems.

Etymology and related forms: a construi comes from Latin construere, with the past participle construit. In compound tenses Romanian uses the auxiliary avea (am construit, ai construit, a construi etc.). The present tense forms revolve around the root construi- with typical Romanian endings.

Conjugation in the present indicative (ASCII): eu construiesc; tu construiesti; el construieste; noi construim; voi construiti; ei/ele construiesc.

Usage notes: construieste denotes the action performed by he/she building something at the present moment. It can be used for concrete construction (a bridge, a building) or for abstract development (a plan, a strategy). Other verbs may be used for related ideas, but construi is common for both physical and developmental construction.

Examples:

- El construieste un pod peste rau. (He is building a bridge over the river.)

- Ea construieste o strategie pentru cresterea ocuparii. (She is developing a strategy for increasing employment.)

See also: a construi.