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bagaj
luggage /baˈɡaʒ/
noun#1639 most common
Also: baggage, suitcase (in context), (figurative) accumulated knowledge or experience
Example sentences
Am un bagaj mare.
I have a big piece of luggage.
Unde este bagajul meu?
Where is my luggage?
Trebuie să-mi verific bagajul la aeroport.
I need to check my luggage at the airport.
Bagajele de mână trebuie să încapă în cabină.
Carry-on luggage must fit in the cabin.
Fiecare călător are dreptul la un bagaj de cală gratuit.
Each traveler is entitled to one free piece of checked luggage.
Experiența sa profesională constituie un bagaj cultural impresionant.
His professional experience amounts to an impressive body of accumulated knowledge.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bagajul | bagajele |
| Genitive | bagajului | bagajelor |
| Accusative | bagajul | bagajele |
| Vocative | bagajule | bagajelor |
Word family
bagajepieces of luggage (plural)
bagaj de mânăhand luggage, carry-on
bagaj de calăhold luggage, checked baggage
bagaj culturalfigurative: a person's stock of knowledge or experience
Etymology
Bagaj was borrowed from French bagage in the nineteenth century, as Romanian absorbed many French words during its modernization. French bagage itself goes back to Old French bague, meaning a bundle or pack. The word entered Romanian ready-made and was not built from native roots.
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