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încât
so that / such that (introduces a result clause, usually paired with atât or așa) /ɨŋˈkɨt/
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Also: that (as a result), with the result that
Example sentences
Era atât de frig, încât am închis fereastra.
It was so cold that I closed the window.
A vorbit atât de încet, încât nimeni nu l-a auzit.
He spoke so quietly that nobody heard him.
Nu știa drumul, încât a întrebat un trecător.
He didn't know the way, so he asked a passerby.
Ploaia a fost atât de puternică, încât străzile s-au inundat în câteva minute.
The rain was so strong that the streets flooded within minutes.
Discursul lui a fost atât de convingător, încât până și criticii cei mai înverșunați au aplaudat.
His speech was so convincing that even the fiercest critics applauded.
Sistemul birocratic a devenit atât de complex și de rigid, încât reformele propuse riscă să rămână literă moartă.
The bureaucratic system became so complex and rigid that the proposed reforms risk staying a dead letter.
Word family
câthow much, how manyatâtso much, so manyoricâthowever much, no matter how muchcâtvaa few, some
câtimequantity, amount
Etymology
Încât is a Romanian internal compound, not a word inherited whole from Latin. It joins the preposition în (from Latin in, meaning in or into) with cât (from Latin quantus, meaning how much). Romanian fused these into one word to mark the point where a degree becomes a result, as in atât... încât, so much... that. The pairing was already common in older Romanian texts before it hardened into a single conjunction.
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