împiedic

împiedic is the first-person singular present indicative form of the Romanian verb a împiedica, meaning to hinder, obstruct, or impede. It is used to express that the speaker is currently hindering a person or a process. As a conjugated form, it is not a separate lexical entry in most dictionaries, but it appears as part of the verb’s paradigm.

Etymology: a împiedica is derived from Latin impedire (to hinder), through a Romanian development that adapts foreign roots to its verb endings. The present tense form împiedic reflects standard changes from Latin roots to modern Romanian, aligning with other verbs in the same semantic field. English cognate impede shares the same origin.

Usage: The form împiedic is used as a transitive verb with an object representing what is hindered, and it can appear in both literal hindrance (blocking a physical action) and figurative hindrance (slowing or obstructing progress). It commonly occurs in clauses with să plus a subordinate verb or with a direct object, depending on context and voice.

Conjugation note: The base form is a împiedica; the present first-person singular is împiedic. Other present-tense forms follow standard Romanian conjugation patterns for -ica verbs: tu împiedici, el/ea împiedică, noi împiedicăm, voi împiedicați, ei/ele împiedică.