îmbinai

îmbinai is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the Romanian verb a îmbina, which means to combine or to join. It is a finite verb form used to describe an action that was ongoing or habitual in the past with the subject tu (you).

Morphology and use

îmbinai is formed from the verbal stem îmbin- plus the imperfect ending -ai, following the pattern of other -a verbs in the imperfect tense. The full imperfect conjugation of a îmbina is eu îmbinam, tu îmbinai, el/ea îmbina, noi îmbinam, voi îmbinați, ei/ele îmbinau. The form îmbinai specifically denotes the second-person singular and is used in narrative past tense, descriptive past statements, or in hypothetical past contexts when referring to the reader or a familiar you.

Examples

- Tu îmbinai culorile pentru a obține o nuanță nouă. (You were blending the colors to obtain a new shade.)

- În copilărie, tu îmbinai diverse obiecte pentru a construi mici proiecte. (In childhood, you used to combine various objects to build small projects.)

Notes

The verb îmbina is transitive and commonly used in contexts relating to design, crafts, music, or any activity involving joining elements. Îmbinai is limited to past-tense narration and cannot appear in the present tense except as part of a larger narrative description.

See also

a îmbina, other conjugations in all tenses, Romanian verb conjugation patterns.