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dorință
wish (desire) /doˈrint͡sə/
noun#3044 most common
Also: desire, longing, want
Example sentences
Am o singură dorință.
I have just one wish.
Dorința mea este să învăț engleza.
My wish is to learn English.
Copilul și-a exprimat dorința de a primi un cadou.
The child expressed their wish to get a gift.
Guvernul a ignorat dorința cetățenilor de a avea mai multă transparență.
The government ignored the citizens' wish for more transparency.
Dorința de putere i-a schimbat radical personalitatea de-a lungul anilor.
The desire for power radically changed his personality over the years.
Îndeplinirea dorinței sale de a lăsa o moștenire durabilă a necesitat decenii de muncă asiduă.
Fulfilling his wish to leave a lasting legacy took decades of diligent work.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dorință | dorințe |
| Genitive | dorinței | dorințelor |
| Accusative | dorință | dorințe |
| Vocative | dorințo | dorințelor |
Word family
dorlonging, ache for something or someone
a dorito wish, to want
doritorwilling, desirous
dorniceager, keen
nedoritunwanted, undesired
Etymology
Dorință is a native Romanian formation. It is built from the verb a dori (to wish, to desire) plus the abstract-noun suffix -ință, which goes back to Latin -entia. The root dor- is shared with the standalone Romanian noun dor (longing), a word whose deeper origin linguists still debate, so no single ancestor form can be stated with confidence.
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