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și
and /ˈʃi/
particle#13 most common
Also: also, too, even
Example sentences
Eu și tu suntem prieteni.
You and I are friends.
Vreau cafea și ceai.
I want coffee and tea.
Ea a venit și a plecat repede.
She came and left quickly.
Și eu cred că are dreptate.
I too think he is right.
Deși era obosit, a continuat să lucreze și să studieze.
Although he was tired, he kept working and studying.
Nu numai că a terminat proiectul la timp, dar l-a și îmbunătățit considerabil.
Not only did he finish the project on time, he also improved it considerably.
Word family
și... și...both...and (correlative pair)
chiar șieven
precum șias well as
însușihimself (emphatic pronoun containing și)Etymology
Romanian "și" comes from Latin "sic", which meant "thus" or "so". Most other Romance languages built their word for "and" from Latin "et" instead (French et, Italian e, Spanish y). Romanian took the unusual path of repurposing "sic" as its everyday conjunction, while other Romance tongues kept a reflex of "sic" for "yes" (Italian sì, Spanish sí).
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