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anume
specifically, namely /a.ˈnu.me/
adverb#729 most common
Also: a certain, particular (invariable adjective use), on purpose, deliberately
Example sentences
Vreau o carte anume.
I want a specific book.
Caut un anume tip de pantofi.
I'm looking for a certain type of shoes.
Nu mă gândeam la nimeni anume.
I wasn't thinking of anyone in particular.
A făcut-o anume, ca să mă supere.
He did it on purpose, to upset me.
Trebuie să găsim un anume document în arhivă.
We need to find a certain document in the archive.
La ședință au participat mai mulți colegi, și anume Ana, Radu și Maria.
Several colleagues attended the meeting, namely Ana, Radu, and Maria.
Word family
Etymology
Anume was built inside Romanian from the prefix a- (from Latin ad, "to, at") plus nume ("name", from Latin nomen). The original sense was close to "by name" or "to name". Over time it drifted into an adverb used to single out or specify something, and in everyday speech it also came to mean "on purpose".
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