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to (marks the infinitive of a verb) /ˈa/
particle#533 most common
Also: of/belonging to (possessive-genitival article, agreeing as al/a/ai/ale), the letter “a”
Example sentences
A cânta este pasiunea ei.
To sing is her passion.
A început a ninge devreme anul acesta.
It started to snow early this year.
Este important a fi punctual.
It is important to be punctual.
Am venit pentru a discuta despre proiect.
I came in order to discuss the project.
Fără a spune un cuvânt, a plecat.
Without saying a word, he left.
A reuși în viață presupune a munci cu perseverență.
Succeeding in life requires working with perseverance.
Word family
alpossessive-genitival article, masculine singular (homonym of the infinitive "a")
aipossessive-genitival article, masculine plural
alepossessive-genitival article, feminine plural
pentru ain order to
adăugato addEtymology
This particle comes from Latin "ad", the preposition meaning "to, toward". As Romanian shifted away from the Latin synthetic infinitive, "ad" was reanalyzed as a short marker placed before the bare verb stem, much as French keeps "à" in some infinitive constructions. Dictionaries still cite Romanian verbs this way, so every verb entry begins with "a": "a fi" (to be), "a face" (to do).
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