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alternativ
alternative /al.ter.naˈtiv/
adjective#3596 most common
Also: alternate, alternating
Example sentences
Avem nevoie de un plan alternativ.
We need an alternative plan.
El a ales un traseu alternativ spre casă.
He chose an alternative route home.
Compania investește în surse de energie alternativă.
The company is investing in alternative energy sources.
Curentul alternativ este folosit în majoritatea locuințelor.
Alternating current is used in most homes.
Guvernul analizează soluții alternative pentru criza energetică.
The government is analyzing alternative solutions for the energy crisis.
Medicina alternativă rămâne un subiect controversat în comunitatea științifică.
Alternative medicine remains a controversial topic in the scientific community.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | alternativ / alternativă | alternativi / alternative |
| Genitive | alternativ / alternative | alternativi / alternative |
| Accusative | alternativ / alternativă | alternativi / alternative |
| Vocative | alternativ / alternativă | alternativi / alternative |
Word family
alternato alternate, to take turns
alternanțăalternation
alternativăan alternative, a choice between options
alternatoralternator, a device that generates alternating current
Etymology
Alternativ entered Romanian from French alternatif during the nineteenth century, part of a broader wave of Latinate and French vocabulary that reshaped Romanian during its modernization. The French word goes back to Latin alternare, meaning to do something by turns, which is built on alter, the other of two. The suffix that turns the verb stem into an adjective mirrors the Latin pattern seen in words like relativus.
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