extrage

Extrage is a Romanian verb meaning to pull out, to extract, to draw forth, or to withdraw. It covers removing material from a substance, obtaining information from a source, or retrieving funds. In practical use, it appears in contexts such as mining (extrage minereu), chemistry (extrage substanțe), data processing (extrage datele dintr-un set), and dentistry (extrage un dinte). The term can also describe the act of withdrawing money from an account or extracting a result from a calculation. In broader figurative use, it can mean to derive or infer a meaning or conclusion from a text or situation.

Etymology and related forms: extrage derives from Latin extrahere, meaning “to draw out.” It has cognates in many Romance languages, including French extraire, Italian estrarre, and Spanish extraer. The noun form is extragere or extragereas a process, commonly used as extragere (extraction). The past participle is extras (masculine) or extrasă (feminine), and the gerund is extrăgând. The infinitive is extrage.

Conjugation and usage notes: In present tense, typical forms include eu extrag, tu extragi, el/ea extrage, noi extragem, voi extrageți, ei/ele extrag. The verb governs direct objects in many uses, for example extrage datele dintr-un fișier or extrage minereu dintr-un deposit. In dentistry, the standard expression is a extrage un dinte. Its versatility makes it common in technical, scientific, and everyday Romanian.

See also: extragere (extraction), extras (past participle), extragător/extragătoare (extractor).