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gresit
wrong, incorrect /ɡreˈʃit/
adjective#1783 most common
Also: mistaken, incorrectly (adverb use), by mistake
Example sentences
Ai scris numele meu greșit.
You wrote my name wrong.
Acesta este răspunsul greșit.
This is the wrong answer.
Am greșit drumul și am ajuns târziu.
I took the wrong road and arrived late.
Decizia a fost greșită, dar am învățat din ea.
The decision was wrong, but I learned from it.
Mulți elevi au dat răspunsuri greșite la acest test din cauza emoțiilor.
Many students gave wrong answers on this test because of nerves.
Nu e greșit să recunoști cu sinceritate atunci când ai greșit.
It is not wrong to admit honestly when you were wrong.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | greșit (m) / greșită (f) | greșiți (m) / greșite (f) |
| Genitive | greșit (m) / greșite (f) | greșiți (m) / greșite (f) |
| Accusative | greșit (m) / greșită (f) | greșiți (m) / greșite (f) |
| Vocative | greșit (m) / greșită (f) | greșiți (m) / greșite (f) |
Word family
a greșito err, to make a mistake
greșealăa mistake, an errorgreșitwrongly, incorrectlynegreșitwithout fail, certainly
Etymology
Greșit is the past participle of the verb a greși, meaning to err or make a mistake, used here as an adjective. Romanian dictionaries trace a greși to Old Church Slavonic grěšiti, meaning to sin or err. This fits a broader pattern of everyday Romanian verbs borrowed from Slavic during centuries of contact, alongside words like a iubi (to love) and a citi (to read).
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