împiedicai

împiedicai is the first-person singular perfect indicative form of the Romanian verb "a împiedica." This verb translates to "to hinder," "to obstruct," "to trip," or "to prevent" in English. Therefore, "împiedicai" specifically means "I hindered," "I obstructed," "I tripped," or "I prevented."

The perfect indicative tense in Romanian denotes an action that was completed in the past. When used, "împiedicai" indicates that the speaker performed the action of hindering, obstructing, tripping, or preventing at some point in the past and that this action is now finished. The exact nuance of the meaning depends heavily on the context in which the word is used. For instance, one might say "Eu l-am împiedicai să plece" meaning "I prevented him from leaving," or "M-am împiedicai de o piatră" which translates to "I tripped over a stone." The subject of the action is clearly identified as "I" (eu) due to the verb conjugation, and the action itself is a completed event in the past.