construiesti

Construiesti is the Romanian present tense form of the verb a construi, meaning to build. It is used for the second-person singular in informal address, corresponding to English “you build” or “you are building.” The standard spelling with diacritics is construiești; construiesti is the non-diacritic variant often seen in digital text.

Etymology and form: a construi comes from Latin construir(e/o) and shares its root with related Romance verbs dealing with building and shaping. The second-person singular present form construiesti follows the regular Romanian pattern for -ui verbs, yielding tu + -ești in the present tense. In diacritics, the form is construiește for the third person singular and construieste in ASCII representations.

Conjugation (present tense, indicative):

eu construiesc

tu construiesti

el construieste

noi construim

voi construiti

ei construiesc

Usage: The form appears in everyday speech when addressing one person in an informal setting, and it can be used for literal construction as well as metaphorical building (plans, projects, relationships). Example: Tu construiesti o casa noua. In proper diacritics: Tu construiești o casă nouă. The verb is imperfective in aspect, describing ongoing or general actions of building rather than a completed event.