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hal

state, condition (usually a bad one) /ˈhal/

noun#2940 most common

Also: mess, shape (bad shape)

Example sentences

Ce hal ai azi!
What a state you're in today!
Camera mea e într-un hal groaznic.
My room is in a terrible state.
Nu mai suport halul ăsta de dezordine din bucătărie.
I can't stand this mess in the kitchen anymore.
A ajuns într-un hal de sărăcie greu de imaginat.
He ended up in a state of poverty hard to imagine.
Halul în care se află sistemul de sănătate îngrijorează întreaga țară.
The state the healthcare system is in worries the whole country.
Corupția a adus instituțiile statului într-un asemenea hal, încât încrederea cetățenilor a dispărut aproape complet.
Corruption has brought the state institutions to such a state that citizens' trust has nearly disappeared entirely.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativehalhaluri
Genitivehaluluihalurilor
Accusativehalhaluri
Vocativehalhaluri

Word family

halulthe state, the condition (definite)
haluristates, messes (plural)
halurilethe states, the messes (definite plural)
un hal fără de hala complete mess, a dreadful state

Etymology

Hal came into Romanian from Ottoman Turkish hâl, meaning state or condition. The Turkish word itself goes back to Arabic حال (ḥāl), with the same meaning. It entered Romanian during the long period of Ottoman political and cultural contact in the Balkans, alongside many other everyday Turkish loanwords. In Romanian it kept its core sense but drifted toward describing a poor or messy condition.

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