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bogaț

rich /boˈɡat/

adjective#3422 most common

Also: wealthy, abundant (in something)

Example sentences

El este bogat.
He is rich.
Familia lor este foarte bogată.
Their family is very rich.
În oraș locuiesc mulți oameni bogați.
Many rich people live in the city.
Solul din această regiune este bogat în minerale.
The soil in this region is rich in minerals.
Deși era bogat, trăia foarte modest.
Although he was rich, he lived very modestly.
Moștenirea culturală a țării este extrem de bogată, cuprinzând tradiții milenare.
The country's cultural heritage is extremely rich, encompassing millennia-old traditions.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativebogatbogați
Genitivebogatuluibogaților
Accusativebogatbogați
Vocativebogatulebogaților

Word family

bogățiewealth, riches
a (se) îmbogățito enrich, to become rich
bogătașa rich man (often slightly disparaging)
săracpoor (antonym)
supraîmbogățitover-enriched (e.g. uranium)

Etymology

Bogat comes from Old Slavic bogatŭ, meaning rich or wealthy. That Slavic word is built on bogŭ, meaning god or good fortune, plus a suffix marking possession, so the underlying sense is roughly having divine favor or a good share. Romanian took the word from South Slavic languages during centuries of close contact in the medieval Balkans. The same Slavic root gives related words for rich across the Slavic language family.

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