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acuma
now /a.ˈku.ma/
adverb#2363 most common
Also: right now, these days
Example sentences
Acuma sunt acasă.
Now I am at home.
Vin acuma!
I'm coming now!
Acuma nu e momentul potrivit.
Now is not the right moment.
Acuma, ca să fiu sincer, nu cred că mai vine.
Now, to be honest, I don't think he's coming anymore.
Acuma zece ani locuiam în alt oraș.
Ten years ago I lived in another city.
Las' că acuma îți arăt eu cine are dreptate!
Just you wait, now I'll show you who's right!
Word family
acumnow (standard form)
acumelearight this moment (colloquial, emphatic)
de-acumafrom now on
pân-acumauntil now
acunow (short, informal)
Etymology
Acuma is a colloquial variant of the standard Romanian adverb acum, meaning now. Romanian dictionaries trace acum back to the Latin phrase hac hora, literally in this hour, worn down through everyday speech. The extra -a at the end of acuma is a common colloquial ending added to Romanian adverbs, not a separate root.
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