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desigur
of course /de.siˈɡur/
adverb#296 most common
Also: certainly, naturally, surely
Example sentences
Desigur, te ajut.
Of course, I'll help you.
Vii la petrecere? Desigur!
Are you coming to the party? Of course!
Desigur, nu toată lumea este de acord cu asta.
Of course, not everyone agrees with that.
Este, desigur, o decizie dificilă pentru toți cei implicați.
It is, of course, a difficult decision for everyone involved.
Desigur că am observat schimbările, dar am preferat să nu comentez.
Of course I noticed the changes, but I preferred not to comment.
Desigur, argumentul său, deși elegant din punct de vedere retoric, ignoră cu desăvârșire dovezile empirice.
Of course, his argument, though rhetorically elegant, completely ignores the empirical evidence.
Word family
sigursure, certainsiguranțăsafety, certaintyasigurato assure, to insure
nesigurunsure, uncertain
asigurareinsurance, assuranceEtymology
Desigur is built from the preposition de ("of") and the adjective sigur ("sure, certain"). Sigur comes from Latin securus, which itself joins se- ("apart from") and cura ("care, worry"), so the underlying sense is "free of worry." The compound de + sigur hardened into a single adverb meaning "of course."
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