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dat
given /ˈdat/
adjective#3961 most common
Also: gave (as the invariable participle in compound past tense: am dat, ai dat, a dat), a given, a fact taken for granted (as the neuter noun 'un dat')
Example sentences
Mama mi-a dat un măr.
Mom gave me an apple.
Ai dat testul ieri?
Did you take the test yesterday?
Într-un moment dat, totul s-a schimbat.
At a given moment, everything changed.
Cadoul a fost dat de bunica pentru ziua mea.
The gift was given by grandma for my birthday.
Analiza depinde de datele disponibile în prezent.
The analysis depends on the data currently available.
Fiind dat un număr par, suma cifrelor sale poate fi pară sau impară.
Given an even number, the sum of its digits can be even or odd.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dat (m/n) / dată (f) | dați (m) / date (f/n) |
| Genitive | dat (m/n) / date (f) | dați (m) / date (f/n) |
| Accusative | dat (m/n) / dată (f) | dați (m) / date (f/n) |
| Vocative | dat (m/n) / dată (f) | dați (m) / date (f/n) |
Word family
a dato give
darea giving; historically, a tax or levy
datorindebted, owingdatedata, facts, particulars
redatrendered, given back, reproduced
Etymology
"Dat" comes from Latin "datus," the past participle of "dare" (to give). Romanian inherited the verb "a da" directly from spoken Latin, and "dat" kept its original grammatical role: it forms compound past tenses ("am dat" means "I gave") and works as an adjective meaning "given." The Latin root goes back to Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-, "to give," one of the most widely shared roots in the Indo-European family.
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