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ins
individual /ˈins/
noun#1603 most common
Also: fellow, person, guy
Example sentences
Acesta este un ins ciudat.
This is a strange fellow.
Un ins necunoscut a intrat în cameră.
An unknown individual entered the room.
Poliția caută un ins suspect văzut lângă bancă.
Police are looking for a suspicious individual seen near the bank.
Insul acela nu mi-a plăcut deloc de la început.
I did not like that fellow at all from the start.
Mai mulți inși s-au adunat în fața primăriei să protesteze.
Several individuals gathered in front of city hall to protest.
Nu se știe cine este insul care a semnalat frauda autorităților.
It is not known who the individual is who reported the fraud to the authorities.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | insul | inșii |
| Genitive | insului | inșilor |
| Accusative | insul | inșii |
| Vocative | insule | inșilor |
Word family
inșiindividuals, fellows (indefinite plural)
insulthe individual, the fellow (definite singular)
un oarecare inssome random person or fellow
un anumit insa certain individual
Etymology
The origin of ins is not settled. Romanian dictionaries often mark it as etymology unknown, and it may be a native back-formation from its own plural, inși, rather than a direct borrowing. It has functioned for a long time as a plain, slightly detached way to refer to a person whose identity is not stated, common in reports and narrative prose.
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