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adevăr
truth /a.deˈvər/
noun#406 most common
Also: fact, veracity
Example sentences
Spune adevărul.
Tell the truth.
Nu știu dacă acesta e adevărul.
I don't know if this is the truth.
Copilul a spus adevărul despre ce s-a întâmplat.
The child told the truth about what happened.
Uneori adevărul doare mai mult decât o minciună.
Sometimes the truth hurts more than a lie.
Jurnalistul a dezvăluit adevărul din spatele scandalului.
The journalist revealed the truth behind the scandal.
Există mai multe adevăruri, în funcție de perspectiva fiecăruia.
There are several truths, depending on each person's perspective.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adevăr | adevăruri |
| Genitive | adevărului | adevărurilor |
| Accusative | adevăr | adevăruri |
| Vocative | adevărule | adevărurilor |
Word family
adevărattrue, real
a adeverito confirm, to bear out
adeverințăcertificate, written confirmation
neadevăruntruth, falsehood
Etymology
Adevăr comes from a Latin base built on ad and de plus verus, meaning true. Romanian dictionaries reconstruct the source as an unattested Vulgar Latin form, adveritas, rather than pointing to a surviving classical Latin word. The core piece, ver-, is the same element that gives Latin veritas its meaning of truth. Over time the compound settled into the single noun Romanians use today for truth.
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