definiram

Definiram is a Romanian verb form derived from the infinitive a defini, meaning to define. In contemporary standard Romanian, the common way to express a past action of defining is through the compound past with the auxiliary verb am or au (am definit, au definit). The form definiram is therefore generally regarded as archaic, literary, or dialectal, rather than a freely used everyday tense form. When it does appear, it signals a completed act of defining in the past, and its exact person and number depend on the subject of the sentence.

Etymology and formation

Definiram comes from the verb stem defin- attached to a past-tense ending. The root is from the Latin definire, which distributes as de- + finis, the sense of marking boundaries or giving an explanation. In Romanian, many verbs inherited or adapted from Latin display similar past-tense variants in older or regional usage, even as the standard modern form uses compound tenses.

Usage and register

Because definiram is not part of the normal modern Romanian past tense system, it is most often encountered in historical texts, poetry, or regional speech that preserves older or nonstandard conjugation patterns. In formal writing and contemporary speech, speakers typically prefer the periphrastic am definit or au definit to convey “defined.”

See also

A defini (to define)

Definit

Definiție (definition)

Romanian verb conjugation

Note: Romanian verb conjugation includes variations by tense, mood, person, and dialect. The form definiram is best understood as a historical or regional variant rather than a standard present-day form.