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educaț

well-mannered, well brought-up (educated) /e.du.ˈkat/

adjective#3923 most common

Also: educated, polite, cultured

Example sentences

El este educat.
He is well-mannered.
Ea este foarte educată.
She is very well brought-up.
Copiii lor sunt bine educați.
Their children are well brought-up.
Este o persoană educată și politicoasă.
She is an educated and polite person.
Părinții educați știu să își asculte copiii fără să îi judece.
Well-mannered parents know how to listen to their children without judging them.
Deși provenea dintr-un mediu modest, s-a dovedit a fi unul dintre cei mai educați oameni pe care i-am cunoscut.
Although he came from a modest background, he turned out to be one of the most well-mannered people I have ever known.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeeducateducați
Genitiveeducateducați
Accusativeeducateducați
Vocativeeducateducați

Word family

a educato educate, to raise
educațieeducation, upbringing
educatoreducator, teacher
educativeducational
needucatuneducated, rude

Etymology

Educat is the past participle of the verb a educa, borrowed from Latin educare, meaning to bring up or rear a child. Educare is a frequentative form built on the same root as ducere, to lead, by way of the prefix ex- (out). The core sense is leading a child out of ignorance and into good conduct, which is why Romanian still ties the word closely to manners, not just schooling.

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