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greșit
wrong, mistaken /greˈʃit/
adjective#594 most common
Also: incorrect, wrongly (adverb use), by mistake
Example sentences
Acesta e răspunsul greșit.
This is the wrong answer.
Ai ales drumul greșit.
You chose the wrong road.
Am scris greșit numele lui.
I wrote his name wrong.
A greșit la primul exercițiu.
He got the first exercise wrong.
Informațiile greșite din raport au dus la o decizie proastă.
The wrong information in the report led to a bad decision.
Dacă interpretezi greșit clauza contractului, riști să plătești o penalizare nejustificată.
If you misinterpret the contract clause, you risk paying an unjustified penalty.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cel greșit (m) / cea greșită (f) | cei greșiți (m) / cele greșite (f) |
| Genitive | celui greșit (m) / celei greșite (f) | celor greșiți (m) / celor greșite (f) |
| Accusative | pe cel greșit (m) / pe cea greșită (f) | pe cei greșiți (m) / pe cele greșite (f) |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
Etymology
Greșit is the past participle of the verb a greși, meaning to err or make a mistake. That verb was borrowed from Old Church Slavonic grěšiti, to sin or err, reflecting centuries of close contact between early Romanian speakers and Slavic neighbors. The word entered everyday Romanian rather than staying confined to a religious register, so today greșit simply means wrong.
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