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atenție

attention /aˈten.t͡si.e/

noun#670 most common

Also: care, caution, watch out (as an interjection)

Example sentences

Atenție la treaptă!
Watch out for the step!
Citește cu atenție instrucțiunile.
Read the instructions carefully.
Profesorul mi-a atras atenția că am greșit exercițiul.
The teacher pointed out to me that I got the exercise wrong.
Șoferii trebuie să acorde atenție maximă în timpul ploii.
Drivers must pay maximum attention during rain.
Atenția publicului a fost captată de discursul neașteptat al președintelui.
The public's attention was captured by the president's unexpected speech.
Lipsa de atenție acordată detaliilor tehnice a dus la eșecul întregului proiect.
The lack of attention given to technical details led to the failure of the entire project.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeatențieatenții
Genitiveatențieiatențiilor
Accusativeatențieatenții
Vocativeatențieatenții

Word family

atentattentive, careful
a atenționato warn, to alert
atenționarewarning, alert
neatențieinattention, carelessness
atenționatwarned, alerted

Etymology

Atenție entered Romanian in the 18th and 19th centuries, when scholars rebuilt the language's vocabulary from Latin and French after centuries of Slavic and Ottoman influence. It traces back to Latin attentio, itself built from the verb attendere, meaning to stretch the mind toward something. The French form attention likely shaped the final spelling and pronunciation Romanian adopted.

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