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cumplit
terrible, dreadful /kumˈplit/
adjective#5645 most common
Also: awful, fierce, terribly (as an intensifier)
Example sentences
A fost un vis cumplit.
It was a terrible dream.
Afară e un ger cumplit.
Outside there's a terrible frost.
A avut o boală cumplită.
She had a dreadful illness.
Era cumplit de obosit după drum.
He was terribly tired after the trip.
Balaurul cel cumplit păzea comoara din peșteră.
The fierce dragon guarded the treasure in the cave.
Cronicile consemnează foametea cumplită ce a lovit regiunea în acel an.
The chronicles record the dreadful famine that struck the region that year.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cumplit (m) / cumplită (f) | cumpliți (m) / cumplite (f) |
| Genitive | cumplit (m) / cumplite (f) | cumpliți (m) / cumplite (f) |
| Accusative | cumplit (m) / cumplită (f) | cumpliți (m) / cumplite (f) |
| Vocative | cumplit (m) / cumplită (f) | cumpliți (m) / cumplite (f) |
Word family
cumplitterrible, dreadful, fiercecumplitterribly, awfully (used as an intensifier before an adjective, often with "de")
cumplităterrible (feminine singular form)
cumplițiterrible (masculine plural form)
Etymology
The origin of "cumplit" is not settled among Romanian etymologists. Some dictionaries suggest a Slavic source, but the link is uncertain and no consensus root is agreed upon. It is unrelated to "a cumpăra" (to buy) or "cumpăt" (composure), despite the surface resemblance.
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