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fato
girl (used to call out to her directly) /ˈfa.to/
noun#4235 most common
Also: girl (as a form of address), hey, girl
Example sentences
Fato, cum te cheamă?
Girl, what's your name?
Fato, ești gata de plecare?
Girl, are you ready to go?
Fato, ai grijă pe unde mergi noaptea.
Girl, be careful where you walk at night.
Fato, nu-ți face griji, totul va fi bine până la urmă.
Girl, don't worry, everything will turn out fine in the end.
Hei, fato, de ce nu mi-ai spus că te muți în alt oraș?
Hey girl, why didn't you tell me you're moving to another city?
Fato dragă, viața nu te iartă dacă stai cu mâinile în sân și aștepți să vină totul de la sine.
Dear girl, life doesn't forgive you if you sit idle and wait for everything to fall into place on its own.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | fată | fete |
| Genitive | fetei | fetelor |
| Accusative | fată | fete |
| Vocative | fato | fetelor |
Word family
Etymology
Fato is the vocative form of fată, the ordinary Romanian word for girl. Romanian dictionaries list fată itself as of uncertain origin, likely a survival from the language spoken in the region before Latin arrived, since it has no clear Latin source. The vocative ending -o is a native Romanian pattern used to call out to feminine nouns directly, as in mamă becoming mamo.
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