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alegere
choice /aˈle.dʒe.re/
noun#814 most common
Also: selection, election (usually plural: alegeri)
Example sentences
Aceasta este o alegere bună.
This is a good choice.
Am făcut o alegere grea.
I made a difficult choice.
Alegerea ta mă surprinde.
Your choice surprises me.
Alegerile parlamentare vor avea loc în toamnă.
The parliamentary elections will take place in autumn.
Libertatea de alegere este un drept fundamental.
Freedom of choice is a fundamental right.
Rezultatul alegerilor a fost contestat de opoziție în instanță.
The election result was contested by the opposition in court.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alegere | alegeri |
| Genitive | alegerii | alegerilor |
| Accusative | alegere | alegeri |
| Vocative | alegere | alegeri |
Word family
Etymology
Alegere is the noun formed from the verb a alege, meaning to choose. The verb traces back to Latin eligere, to pick out or select, itself built from the root of legere, to gather or read. Romanian kept the core sense of picking one thing from many, and the plural alegeri narrowed over time to also mean elections, the act of a whole population choosing.
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