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gand

thought /ɡɨnd/

noun#2081 most common

Also: mind, intention

Example sentences

Am un gând bun.
I have a good thought.
Ce gând frumos ai avut!
What a beautiful thought you had!
Nu-mi pot scoate acest gând din minte.
I can't get this thought out of my mind.
Gândurile ei erau pline de îndoială.
Her thoughts were full of doubt.
Ne-a mărturisit cele mai ascunse gânduri ale sale.
He confessed to us his most hidden thoughts.
Pierdut în gânduri, nici nu a observat că trenul plecase.
Lost in thought, he didn't even notice the train had left.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativegândgânduri
Genitivegândgânduri
Accusativegândgânduri
Vocativegândgânduri

Word family

gândito thinkgândirethinking, thought process
gânditorthoughtful; thinker
răzgândito change one's mind

Etymology

Romanian dictionaries list the origin of "gând" as uncertain. It belongs to a small set of core Romanian words, alongside terms like "brad" and "mal", that have no confirmed Latin or Slavic source and are sometimes attributed to the pre-Roman substrate language spoken in the region. No reliable cognates outside Romanian have been established.

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