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atat
so much /aˈtɨt/
adjective#802 most common
Also: so many, that much, as much
Example sentences
Ești atât de frumoasă.
You are so beautiful.
Nu am atâta timp.
I don't have that much time.
De ce ai atâtea cărți?
Why do you have so many books?
Atât de mulți oameni au venit la petrecere.
So many people came to the party.
Cu cât muncești mai mult, cu atât câștigi mai mult.
The more you work, the more you earn.
Atâția ani au trecut, încât abia îmi mai amintesc de ea.
So many years have passed that I barely remember her anymore.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atât / atâta | atâția / atâtea |
| Genitive | atâtuia / atâteia | atâtora |
| Accusative | atât / atâta | atâția / atâtea |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
atâtaso much (feminine singular)
atâțiaso many (masculine plural)
atâteaso many (feminine/neuter plural)
atâtorof/to so many (genitive-dative)
pe-atâtby that much
Etymology
Atât comes from Latin tantum, 'so much', likely combined with an old demonstrative particle a-. The same Latin root gave Italian and Spanish tanto and French tant. In Romanian it kept its old role as the counterpart of cât ('how much'), forming the standard cât...atât correlative pattern seen in comparisons.
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