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diferi
to differ /diˈferi/
verb#2308 most common
Also: to vary, to be different
Example sentences
Cele două cărți diferă.
The two books differ.
Culorile diferă foarte mult.
The colors differ a great deal.
Părerile noastre diferă în privința acestui subiect.
Our opinions differ on this subject.
Prețurile diferă de la un magazin la altul.
Prices differ from one store to another.
Rezultatele cercetării diferă semnificativ față de cele anterioare.
The research results differ significantly from the earlier ones.
Deși pornesc de la aceleași premise, concluziile celor doi filozofi diferă radical.
Although they start from the same premises, the two philosophers' conclusions differ radically.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | difer | diferii | voi diferi |
| 2sg | diferi | diferiși | vei diferi |
| 3sg | diferă | diferi | va diferi |
| 1pl | diferim | diferirăm | vom diferi |
| 2pl | diferiți | diferirăți | veți diferi |
| 3pl | diferă | diferiră | vor diferi |
Word family
diferențădifferencediferitdifferent
a diferențiato differentiate
diferențiatdifferentiated
diferențialdifferential
Etymology
Diferi comes from the Latin verb differre, built from the prefix dis- (apart) and ferre (to carry). Romanian took the word as a learned borrowing during the nineteenth century, when the language absorbed many French and Latin terms to modernize its vocabulary. The same Latin root gave English differ and French différer.
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