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inca
still / yet (in another sense: one more, another) /ˈɨŋkə/
adverb#741 most common
Also: yet, another (one more), even
Example sentences
Vreau încă puțină apă.
I want a little more water.
Încă plouă afară.
It is still raining outside.
El încă nu a sosit la birou.
He still hasn't arrived at the office.
Mai vreau încă o ceașcă de cafea.
I want one more cup of coffee.
Deși au trecut mulți ani, ea încă își amintește vocea lui.
Although many years have passed, she still remembers his voice.
Nu se știe încă dacă reforma va produce efectele economice scontate pe termen lung.
It is not yet known whether the reform will produce the expected long-term economic effects.
Word family
încă o datăonce more, one more time
încă puțina little longer / a bit more
mai încăeven more (regional/emphatic use)
Etymology
The origin of încă is not settled among Romanian etymologists. Some trace it to a Vulgar Latin construction built from a demonstrative and a locative element, in a formation loosely parallel to how Italian built ancora (meaning still or yet) from Latin roots. Others treat it as a word Romanian kept from its own early development without a clean Latin source, since the exact steps are not documented. Because no single derivation is agreed upon, no specific root or cognate list is given here.
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