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χάρα
joy /xaˈra/
nounC1#3414 most common
Also: gladness, delight, happiness
Example sentences
Νιώθω χαρά.
I feel joy.
Η χαρά της ήταν μεγάλη όταν είδε τη μητέρα της.
Her joy was great when she saw her mother.
Τα παιδιά έτρεξαν με χαρά προς τη θάλασσα.
The children ran with joy toward the sea.
Δεν μπορώ να περιγράψω τη χαρά που ένιωσα όταν πέρασα τις εξετάσεις.
I cannot describe the joy I felt when I passed the exams.
Η χαρά της επανένωσης έσβησε σιγά σιγά τον πόνο του χωρισμού.
The joy of reunion slowly erased the pain of separation.
Παρά τις δυσκολίες, κατάφερε να κρατήσει μια εσωτερική χαρά που κανείς δεν μπορούσε να της στερήσει.
Despite the hardships, she managed to keep an inner joy that no one could take from her.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | χαρά | χαρές |
| Genitive | χαράς | χαρών |
| Accusative | χαρά | χαρές |
| Vocative | χαρά | χαρές |
Word family
χαίρομαιto be glad, to rejoiceχαρούμενοςjoyful, glad
χαροποιώto gladden, to make happy
χαρωπόςcheerful
χαράjoyEtymology
Χαρά descends from Ancient Greek χαρά, a noun built on the same root as the verb χαίρω, "to rejoice." Linguists trace this root to a Proto-Indo-European base meaning "to desire" or "to be glad." The word has kept its core sense of joy unbroken from Homeric Greek into the modern language.
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