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cã
that /kə/
particle#1282 most common
Also: because, for
Example sentences
Cred că e frumos.
I think that it's beautiful.
Știu că ai dreptate.
I know that you're right.
Spune că vine mâine.
He says that he's coming tomorrow.
Sunt fericit că te-am cunoscut.
I'm happy that I met you.
Nu am putut veni, că am fost bolnav.
I couldn't come, because I was sick.
Deși știa că greșește, a continuat totuși.
Although he knew that he was wrong, he continued anyway.
Word family
căcibecause, for (more formal or literary than că)săsubjunctive marker, roughly "that/to"
cum căcolloquial "that", often used when reporting a claim skeptically
Etymology
Că descends from the Latin conjunction quia, which meant "because" and also introduced reported statements. Over centuries the word wore down to a single clipped syllable, and its sense broadened to cover the plain English "that" used to open a subordinate clause. It is now one of the most common function words in Romanian speech and writing.
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