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caritate
charity /ka.ri.ˈta.te/
noun#4397 most common
Also: charitable giving, almsgiving
Example sentences
Ea face caritate.
She does charity work.
Copiii au strâns bani pentru caritate.
The children collected money for charity.
Organizația noastră se ocupă de caritate de mulți ani.
Our organization has been involved in charity work for many years.
Caritatea nu înseamnă doar să dai bani, ci și să oferi timp.
Charity does not mean only giving money, but also offering time.
Fără caritate, multe familii nevoiașe nu ar avea acces la hrană sau educație.
Without charity, many needy families would not have access to food or education.
Filosofii dezbat adesea dacă actele de caritate sunt cu adevărat altruiste sau motivate de interes propriu.
Philosophers often debate whether acts of charity are truly altruistic or driven by self-interest.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | caritate | carități |
| Genitive | carității | carităților |
| Accusative | caritate | carități |
| Vocative | caritate | carități |
Word family
caritabilcharitable
caritativcharitable, relating to charity work
a face caritateto do charity, to give to the needy
acțiune caritabilăcharity event or campaign
Etymology
Caritate comes from Latin caritas, caritatem, meaning dearness or esteem, itself built on carus, meaning dear or precious. The word entered Romanian as a learned borrowing rather than through ordinary spoken evolution, which is why it keeps a Latin shape close to the original. English charity descends from the same Latin root, borrowed earlier through Old French charité.
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