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curată

clean (feminine form of the adjective "curat") /kuˈrata/

adjective#5620 most common

Also: pure, tidy, clear (of conscience)

Example sentences

Apa este curată.
The water is clean.
Camera mea este curată.
My room is clean.
Ea poartă o rochie curată la petrecere.
She wears a clean dress to the party.
Conștiința lui era curată după ce a spus adevărul.
His conscience was clear after he told the truth.
Energia curată devine tot mai importantă pentru viitorul planetei.
Clean energy is becoming increasingly important for the planet's future.
Tranziția către o economie curată necesită investiții substanțiale și voință politică.
The transition to a clean economy requires substantial investment and political will.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativecuratăcurate
Genitivecuratecurate
Accusativecuratăcurate
Vocativecuratăcurate

Word family

curatclean, pure (masculine form)
a curățato clean
curățeniecleanliness, cleaning
necuratunclean, impure
curățitorcleaner, cleaning agent

Etymology

Curat comes from Latin curatus, the past participle of curare, meaning to take care of or tend. Something cared for was seen as kept in order, and that sense narrowed in Romanian to mean clean or tidy. Curată is simply the base form curat with the standard feminine singular ending -ă.

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