restrâng

Restrâng is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Romanian verb a restrânge, meaning to restrain, restrict, or confine. The verb denotes the act of limiting something in amount, scope, or freedom, often to maintain safety, order, or proportionality. The infinitive form is a restrânge.

Conjugation and forms. In present tense, the forms are: eu restrâng, tu restrângi, el/ea restrânge, noi restrângem, voi restrângeți, ei/ele restrâng. The verb forms regular combinations in the first and second person plural. The past tense is formed with the auxiliary avea and the past participle restrâns: am restrâns, ai restrâns, a restrâns, am restrâns, ați restrâns, au restrâns. The gerund is restrângând, used to indicate ongoing restriction. The past participle restrâns is used in compound tenses and can function adjectivally as “constrained” or “restricted.”

Usage. A restrânge is transitive: it requires an object to specify what is being limited. Examples include: Eu restrâng cheltuielile; Guvernul restrânge accesul la informații; Ne străduim să restrângem impactul situației. In nuance, restrângere (the noun form) refers to the act or process of restricting, or to a restriction itself.

Etymology and related forms. A restrânge derives from Latin restringere, via a re- prefix with stringere, meaning to draw back or tighten. Related Romance language verbs include French restreindre, Spanish restringir, and Italian restringere. In Romanian, restrâng and its derivatives are standard terms in legal, economic, and everyday contexts.

See also. restrângere; restringere is the Latin root and restrânge is the common Romanian verb used to denote limiting actions.