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dragă
dear (feminine form of the adjective "drag") /ˈdra.gə/
adjective#649 most common
Also: beloved (feminine), dear (used as a term of address, e.g. in letters)
Example sentences
Dragă Ana, mulțumesc pentru scrisoare.
Dear Ana, thank you for the letter.
Bunica este foarte dragă familiei noastre.
Grandma is very dear to our family.
Draga mea, ai grijă de tine.
My dear, take care of yourself.
Cartea aceasta îmi este foarte dragă.
This book is very dear to me.
Prietena mea dragă m-a ajutat mereu la nevoie.
My dear friend has always helped me when I needed it.
Amintirea copilăriei petrecute la țară îi rămâne nespus de dragă.
The memory of the childhood spent in the countryside remains inexpressibly dear to her.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dragă | dragi |
| Genitive | dragi | dragi |
| Accusative | dragă | dragi |
| Vocative | dragă | dragilor |
Word family
dragdear, beloved (masculine form)dragostelovedrăguțcute, nice
a îndrăgito grow fond of, to come to love
Etymology
Dragă is the feminine singular form of the Romanian adjective drag, meaning dear or beloved. Romanian did not inherit this word from Latin. It came through long contact with Slavic speakers and matches the Common Slavic word for dear, seen today in Russian and Bulgarian. It sits among the core layer of Slavic loanwords that entered Romanian daily speech centuries ago and never left.
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