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de
of/from /ˈde/
particle#4 most common
Also: by, about, for
Example sentences
Vin de la școală.
I'm coming from school.
Aceasta este o ceașcă de cafea.
This is a cup of coffee.
Casa a fost construită de tatăl meu.
The house was built by my father.
Mă bucur de succesul tău.
I'm happy about your success.
Am nevoie de mai mult timp.
I need more time.
Este greu de explicat de ce a plecat.
It's hard to explain why he left.
Word family
de lafrom (a place or person)
despreabout, concerningdeasupraabove, on top ofdeodatăsuddenly, all at oncededesubtunderneath, belowEtymology
Romanian "de" descends directly from the Latin preposition "de", meaning "from" or "concerning". Latin kept this word largely intact across its daughter languages, and Romanian preserved both its short form and its broad range of uses. Over time Romanian also fused "de" with other particles to build new prepositions, such as "din" (de + in) and "despre" (de + spre).
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