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înțeles
understood /ɨnt͡seˈles/
adjective#327 most common
Also: meaning, sense (used as a noun), of course (in the phrase 'bine înțeles'), wise, discerning (of a person, literary)
Example sentences
Am înțeles.
I understood. / Got it.
Ai înțeles lecția?
Did you understand the lesson?
Nu am înțeles ce ai spus.
I didn't understand what you said.
Bine înțeles că vin la petrecere.
Of course I'm coming to the party.
Mesajul lui a fost greșit înțeles de toată lumea.
His message was misunderstood by everyone.
Era un om înțeles, care asculta pe toată lumea cu răbdare.
He was a wise, understanding man, who listened to everyone patiently.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | înțeles | înțeleși |
| Genitive | înțeles | înțeleși |
| Accusative | înțeles | înțeleși |
| Vocative | înțeles | înțeleși |
Word family
a înțelegeto understand
înțelegereunderstanding, agreementneînțelesmisunderstood, incomprehensible
neînțelegeremisunderstanding, disagreementînțeleptwiseEtymology
Înțeles is the past participle of a înțelege, inherited directly from Latin intellegere, a compound of inter- (between) and legere (to gather, choose, read). In Latin the verb literally meant to choose or discern between things, and that sense of grasping or gathering meaning survives in the Romanian word for understood. Romanian kept this verb from everyday spoken Latin, while French and Italian replaced it with comprendre and capire.
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