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adevarat
true /a.de.və.ˈrat/
adjective#935 most common
Also: real, genuine
Example sentences
Aceasta este o poveste adevărată.
This is a true story.
El este un prieten adevărat.
He is a true friend.
Nu știu dacă ce spune este adevărat.
I don't know if what he's saying is true.
Este greu să distingem faptele adevărate de cele false.
It's hard to tell true facts from false ones.
Deși pare o glumă, povestea este cât se poate de adevărată.
Although it sounds like a joke, the story is as true as can be.
Numai printr-o introspecție adevărată putem ajunge la o înțelegere autentică a propriei noastre firi.
Only through genuine introspection can we reach an authentic understanding of our own nature.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | adevărat (m) / adevărată (f) | adevărați (m) / adevărate (f) |
| Genitive | adevărat (m) / adevărate (f) | adevărați (m) / adevărate (f) |
| Accusative | adevărat (m) / adevărată (f) | adevărați (m) / adevărate (f) |
| Vocative | adevăratule (m) / adevărato (f) | adevăraților (m) / adevăratelor (f) |
Word family
Etymology
Adevărat is built from the noun adevăr, truth, plus the adjectival suffix -at, so it literally means endowed with truth. Adevăr itself descends from Latin, most likely from a form related to verus, true, joined with the prefix ad-. The same Latin root verus gave French vrai and Italian vero, while Romanian kept the ad- prefix that those languages dropped.
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