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arăta
to show /a.rəˈta/
verb#191 most common
Also: to point (to), to indicate, to appear, to look (a certain way)
Example sentences
Te rog, arată-mi cartea ta.
Please show me your book.
El îmi arată fotografiile de la nuntă.
He shows me the wedding photos.
Copilul arată spre cer și zâmbește.
The child points toward the sky and smiles.
Arăți foarte obosit azi.
You look very tired today.
Studiul a arătat că poluarea afectează sănătatea copiilor.
The study showed that pollution affects children's health.
Datele statistice arătau, încă din anii '90, o scădere îngrijorătoare a natalității.
The statistical data had shown, as early as the 1990s, a worrying decline in the birth rate.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | arăt | arătai | voi arăta |
| 2sg | arăți | arătași | vei arăta |
| 3sg | arată | arătă | va arăta |
| 1pl | arătăm | arătarăm | vom arăta |
| 2pl | arătați | arătarăți | veți arăta |
| 3pl | arată | arătară | vor arăta |
Word family
arătarea showing; in folklore, an apparition
arătătorindex finger; pointing, indicative
arătosgood-looking, striking in appearance
arătatshown, displayed
Etymology
Arăta descends from a Vulgar Latin form built on rectus, meaning straight or right, with the prefix ad- added to give the sense of directing something toward a point. Over time ad-rectare became the Romanian infinitive arăta, keeping the core idea of pointing something out or making it visible. The same Latin root rectus gives Romanian drept, meaning straight or right, and the two words are close cousins.
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