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adevar
truth /a.deˈvər/
noun#1933 most common
Also: fact, verity
Example sentences
Spun adevărul.
I am telling the truth.
Copilul știe adevărul.
The child knows the truth.
Nu este ușor să spui mereu adevărul.
It is not easy to always tell the truth.
Jurnalistul a căutat adevărul din spatele scandalului.
The journalist searched for the truth behind the scandal.
Uneori, adevărurile dureroase sunt mai valoroase decât minciunile confortabile.
Sometimes painful truths are worth more than comfortable lies.
Filosofii au dezbătut secole la rând natura relativă a adevărului.
Philosophers have debated the relative nature of truth for centuries.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adevăr | adevăruri |
| Genitive | adevărului | adevărurilor |
| Accusative | adevăr | adevăruri |
| Vocative | adevărule | adevăruri |
Word family
Etymology
Adevăr comes from the Vulgar Latin phrase ad verum, meaning toward the true. Romanian fused the preposition ad with verum, the neuter form of verus, true. Over centuries the phrase collapsed into a single noun and kept its neuter gender from the Latin source.
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