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curs
course /ˈkurs/
noun#917 most common
Also: exchange rate, class (lecture course), current/flow (of a river)
Example sentences
Merg la curs de engleză.
I'm going to English class.
Cursul valutar a crescut azi.
The exchange rate rose today.
Profesorul ține un curs interesant despre istorie.
The professor teaches an interesting course on history.
Râul își schimbă cursul după ploile puternice.
The river changes its course after heavy rains.
Evenimentele au luat un curs neașteptat în ultima săptămână.
Events took an unexpected course over the last week.
Guvernul încearcă să influențeze cursul de schimb printr-o serie de intervenții pe piața valutară.
The government is trying to influence the exchange rate through a series of interventions in the currency market.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | curs | cursuri |
| Genitive | cursului | cursurilor |
| Accusative | curs | cursuri |
| Vocative | curs | cursuri |
Word family
curgeto flowcurentcurrentcursărace, flight, routeconcurscontest, competition
parcurgeto travel through, to cover (a distance)
Etymology
Curs comes from Latin cursus, meaning a run or a course, itself the past participle stem of currere, to run. Romanian borrowed the word directly from Latin, alongside the inherited verb curge, which comes from the same Latin verb through normal sound change. The two words split into separate paths: curge stayed close to everyday speech, while curs entered through formal and learned use.
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