Learn Romanian › gară
gară
train station /ˈɡa.rə/
noun#3687 most common
Also: railway station, depot
Example sentences
Trenul ajunge în gară.
The train arrives at the station.
Mergem la gară cu autobuzul.
We go to the station by bus.
Am așteptat-o pe sora mea în gară timp de o oră.
I waited for my sister at the station for an hour.
Gara centrală din București a fost renovată anul trecut.
The central station in Bucharest was renovated last year.
Dacă nu ne grăbim, riscăm să rămânem în gară.
If we do not hurry, we risk being left behind at the station.
Arhitectura gărilor construite în perioada interbelică reflectă influențele stilistice ale vremii.
The architecture of the stations built in the interwar period reflects the stylistic influences of the time.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gară | gări |
| Genitive | gării | gărilor |
| Accusative | gară | gări |
| Vocative | gară | gări |
Word family
garătrain station
autogarăbus station
feroviarrailway, rail-related
peronplatform
șef de garăstationmaster
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "gară" from French "gare" in the nineteenth century, along with the railway itself. The French word came from the verb "garer", meaning to shelter or moor safely, which traces back to a Frankish root meaning to watch over or guard. A station, in this sense, was first a place where something was kept safe, before it narrowed to mean a stop for trains.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free