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iar
and (whereas) /ˈjar/
particle#117 most common
Also: while, but, again
Example sentences
Eu sunt fericit, iar tu ești trist.
I am happy, and you are sad.
Maria bea ceai, iar Ion bea cafea.
Maria drinks tea, and Ion drinks coffee.
A plouat toată ziua, iar seara cerul s-a înseninat.
It rained all day, and in the evening the sky cleared.
El a rămas acasă, iar ea a plecat la muncă.
He stayed home, while she left for work.
Guvernul a promis reforme, iar opoziția a rămas sceptică.
The government promised reforms, while the opposition remained skeptical.
Prețurile au crescut constant, iar autoritățile nu au intervenit în timp util.
Prices rose steadily, and the authorities did not step in in time.
Word family
iarășiagain, once more
iar și iaragain and again, over and over
iarăarchaic or regional variant of iar
Etymology
"Iar" descends from the Latin adverb "iterum", meaning "again, a second time". Latin "iterum" is built on the same base as "iter" (a going, a journey), tied to the verb "ire" (to go). Over time, in Romanian the sense shifted from pure repetition toward marking a new turn in a sequence, which is how it came to work as a connector meaning "and" or "whereas" between contrasting clauses.
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