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descurcat
resourceful /des.kurˈkat/
adjective#1883 most common
Also: sorted out, capable of coping on one's own, untangled
Example sentences
El este foarte descurcat.
He is very resourceful.
Ne-am descurcat bine la interviu.
We managed well at the interview.
Mi-am descurcat treburile înainte de plecare.
I sorted out my affairs before leaving.
Deși a rămas fără bani, s-a descurcat singur în orașul străin.
Although he was left without money, he managed on his own in the foreign city.
Fiind un om descurcat, a reușit să rezolve criza fără ajutor din exterior.
Being a resourceful person, he managed to resolve the crisis without outside help.
A descurcat firele căștilor, încâlcite după luni de zăcut în buzunar.
He untangled the headphone wires, tangled after months of sitting in his pocket.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | descurcat | descurcați |
| Genitive | descurcat | descurcați |
| Accusative | descurcat | descurcați |
| Vocative | descurcat | descurcați |
Word family
a se descurcato manage, cope, get by
încurcattangled, confuseddescurcărețresourceful, adept at finding solutions
descurcarethe act of managing or sorting something out
a încurcato tangle, mix up, confuse
Etymology
Descurcat is the past participle of a (se) descurca, built from the prefix des-, which marks undoing or reversal, attached to încurca, meaning to tangle or confuse. So descurcat literally means untangled, and by extension someone who manages, copes, or gets by. The root of încurca itself is not securely traced in Romanian dictionaries, so no further ancestry is given.
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