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afecta
to affect (to have an influence or effect on something) /a.fekˈta/
verb#1351 most common
Also: to influence, to feign or put on (an attitude), formal/literary
Example sentences
Ploaia va afecta planurile noastre de weekend.
The rain will affect our weekend plans.
Stresul poate afecta sănătatea inimii.
Stress can affect heart health.
Zgomotul din construcție afectează somnul copiilor.
The construction noise affects the children's sleep.
Criza economică a afectat grav industria auto din regiune.
The economic crisis badly affected the region's auto industry.
Se pare că poluarea afecta deja calitatea aerului cu mult înainte să devină o problemă publică.
It seems pollution was already affecting air quality long before it became a public issue.
Deși autoritățile susțineau că nimic nu afecta echilibrul ecosistemului, cercetătorii au demonstrat contrariul.
Although the authorities claimed nothing was affecting the ecosystem's balance, researchers proved otherwise.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | afectez | afectai | voi afecta |
| 2sg | afectezi | afectași | vei afecta |
| 3sg | afectează | afectă | va afecta |
| 1pl | afectăm | afectarăm | vom afecta |
| 2pl | afectați | afectarăți | veți afecta |
| 3pl | afectează | afectară | vor afecta |
Word family
afectaffect, feeling
afectivaffective, emotional
afectuosaffectionate
afecțiuneaffection; also a medical ailment
afectataffected (impacted); also affected in manner, pretentious
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "a afecta" from French "affecter" during the nineteenth-century modernization of the language, when many abstract and administrative terms entered from French. The French verb goes back to Latin "afficere" (to act upon, to influence), built from "ad-" (toward) and "facere" (to do, to make). The same Latin root gave English "affect" through a parallel borrowing.
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