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hrană
food /ˈhra.nə/
noun#2532 most common
Also: nourishment, feed (for animals), sustenance
Example sentences
Câinele are nevoie de hrană.
The dog needs food.
Cumpăr hrană pentru pisică în fiecare săptămână.
I buy food for the cat every week.
Hrana sănătoasă ne ajută să trăim mai mult.
Healthy food helps us live longer.
Prețul hranei a crescut mult anul acesta.
The price of food has risen a lot this year.
Guvernul a lansat un program de distribuire a hranei pentru familiile sărace.
The government launched a food distribution program for poor families.
Lipsa hranei adecvate în copilărie poate avea consecințe pe termen lung asupra dezvoltării cognitive.
Lack of adequate food in childhood can have long-term consequences for cognitive development.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hrană / hrana | hrane / hranele |
| Genitive | hrane / hranei | hranelor |
| Accusative | hrană / hrana | hrane / hranele |
| Vocative | hrano | hranelor |
Word family
a hrănito feed, to nourish
hrănirethe act of feeding
hrănitornourishing
nehrănitunfed, undernourished
Etymology
Hrană entered Romanian from Slavic, most likely Old Church Slavonic or an early South Slavic dialect in contact with medieval Romanian speakers. The word belongs to a Slavic family built on a root meaning to feed or to keep safe, which is why related Slavic words cover both food and guarding or storing. Romanian kept only the food sense and made it a regular feminine noun.
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