-ești

Română

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-ești^¹

/eʃtʲ/

suffix

morpheme, plural plural of -esc

-ești^²

/eʃtʲ/

Where it comes from

A form of the infix -esc-, from Latin -ēscō, in this case -ēscis. Cognates include Italian -isci, Spanish -eces.

suffix -ăști

morpheme Used with a stem to form the second-person singular present of most regular -i (fourth conjugation) verbs. E.g. unești, tușești, ferești, pățești, urăști.

In English

-est second-person singular present tense of verbs

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"-ești." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/-e%C8%99ti. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

-ești. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-e%C8%99ti

Chicago

"-ești." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-e%C8%99ti.

BibTeX

@misc{es_ti_2026,
  title = {-ești},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/-e%C8%99ti},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}