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dator
indebted, owing (something to someone) /daˈtor/
adjective#1899 most common
Also: obliged, bound by duty, (as noun) debtor
Example sentences
Îți sunt dator zece lei.
I owe you ten lei.
El este dator vecinului cu bani.
He owes the neighbor money.
Sunt dator să-mi cer scuze pentru ce am spus.
I am obliged to apologize for what I said.
Compania este datoare furnizorilor cu sume mari.
The company owes its suppliers large sums.
Îi suntem datori profesorului pentru răbdarea lui.
We owe our teacher a debt of gratitude for his patience.
S-a trezit dator vândut după ce a jucat la cazinou toată noaptea.
He ended up hopelessly in debt after gambling at the casino all night.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dator (m) / datoare (f) | datori (m) / datoare (f) |
| Genitive | dator (m) / datoare (f) | datori (m) / datoare (f) |
| Accusative | dator (m) / datoare (f) | datori (m) / datoare (f) |
| Vocative | dator (m) / datoare (f) | datori (m) / datoare (f) |
Word family
Etymology
Dator comes straight from Latin dator, meaning giver, built from the verb dare (to give) plus the agent suffix -tor, the same pattern seen in words like dictator. In Romanian the meaning narrowed and flipped in emphasis: from one who gives to one who owes, someone bound to give something back. The related noun datorie (debt, duty) and verb a datora (to owe) share the same root.
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