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iertare
forgiveness /jerˈtare/
noun#2116 most common
Also: pardon, absolution
Example sentences
Îți cer iertare.
I ask for your forgiveness.
Ea are nevoie de iertare.
She needs forgiveness.
Dumnezeu ne oferă iertare dacă ne pocăim.
God offers us forgiveness if we repent.
Cerându-și iertare, a recunoscut că a greșit.
Asking for forgiveness, he admitted he was wrong.
Iertarea nu înseamnă că uiți ce s-a întâmplat, ci că alegi să nu mai porți ranchiună.
Forgiveness does not mean you forget what happened, but that you choose to stop holding a grudge.
Capacitatea sa de a acorda iertare celor care l-au trădat repetat rămâne, pentru mulți, greu de înțeles.
His ability to grant forgiveness to those who betrayed him repeatedly remains, for many, hard to understand.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iertare | iertări |
| Genitive | iertări | iertărilor |
| Accusative | iertare | iertări |
| Vocative | iertare | iertări |
Word family
Etymology
Iertare is the noun formed from the verb a ierta, to forgive. Romanian etymologists trace a ierta to Latin libertare, to set free, an intensive form of liberare. The meaning shifted from freeing someone physically to releasing them from blame or debt, which is how forgiveness works.
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