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intors
turned /ɨnˈtors/
adjective#2728 most common
Also: returned, turned back, inverted
Example sentences
Copilul s-a întors acasă.
The child returned home.
Paharul este întors cu susul în jos.
The glass is turned upside down.
M-am întors din vacanță ieri.
I returned from vacation yesterday.
Am întors capul ca să văd cine mă strigă.
I turned my head to see who was calling me.
Ciorapul era întors pe dos, iar ea nu observase până acum.
The sock was turned inside out, and she hadn't noticed until now.
Odată întors la putere, fostul lider a promis reforme pe care nimeni nu le mai credea posibile.
Once returned to power, the former leader promised reforms that no one thought possible anymore.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | întors | întorși |
| Genitive | întors | întorși |
| Accusative | întors | întorși |
| Vocative | întors | întorși |
Word family
a întoarceto turn; to return something
a se întoarceto come back, to turn oneself around
întoarcerereturn, turningîntorsăturătwist, turn of events
neîntorsnot returned, not turned
Etymology
Întors is the past participle of a întoarce, meaning to turn or to return. The verb comes from Latin intorquere, a combination of in- and torquere, to twist. Over centuries the Latin sense of twisting narrowed in Romanian to the more general idea of turning or turning back.
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