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independent
independent /in.de.penˈdent/
adjective#4097 most common
Also: self-governing, self-sufficient
Example sentences
Eu sunt independent.
I am independent.
Ea este o femeie independentă.
She is an independent woman.
România a devenit independentă în 1877.
Romania became independent in 1877.
Copiii trebuie să învețe să fie independenți.
Children must learn to be independent.
Presa independentă joacă un rol esențial în democrație.
The independent press plays an essential role in democracy.
Deși instituția se declară independentă, deciziile ei sunt adesea influențate de interese politice.
Although the institution declares itself independent, its decisions are often influenced by political interests.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | independent | independenți |
| Genitive | independent | independenți |
| Accusative | independent | independenți |
| Vocative | independent | independenți |
Word family
independențăindependence
dependentdependenta depindeto depend
dependențădependence, addiction
independentismindependence movement, separatism
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "independent" from French "indépendant" in the nineteenth century, as the language modernized its vocabulary. The French word traces to Latin "in-" (not) attached to "dependens", the present participle of "dependere", meaning to hang from or depend on. The sense shifted from a literal image of hanging to the abstract idea of relying on something.
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