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declara
to declare /de.kla.ˈra/
verb#2256 most common
Also: to state, to announce, to report (to an authority)
Example sentences
Eu declar că sunt fericit.
I declare that I am happy.
Ea declară totul poliției.
She declares everything to the police.
Trebuie să declari bagajele la vamă.
You must declare your luggage at customs.
Președintele a declarat stare de urgență.
The president declared a state of emergency.
Martorul a declarat că nu a văzut nimic.
The witness stated that he had seen nothing.
Guvernul declarase deja război înainte ca parlamentul să fie informat.
The government had already declared war before parliament was informed.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | declar | declarai | voi declara |
| 2sg | declari | declarași | vei declara |
| 3sg | declară | declară | va declara |
| 1pl | declarăm | declararăm | vom declara |
| 2pl | declarați | declararăți | veți declara |
| 3pl | declară | declarară | vor declara |
Word family
declarațiedeclaration, statement
declarantperson making a declaration
declarativdeclarative
clarcleara clarificato clarify
Etymology
Declara comes from the Latin declarare, formed from the prefix de- and clarare, itself from clarus, meaning clear. The word entered Romanian in the nineteenth century as part of the wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the language's vocabulary. French déclarer likely reinforced its adoption and shaped its modern legal and administrative use.
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