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iubit
boyfriend /juˈbit/
noun#472 most common
Also: beloved, loved one, loved (past participle)
Example sentences
El este iubitul meu.
He is my boyfriend.
Ea este iubita lui de trei ani.
She has been his girlfriend for three years.
A fost cel mai iubit profesor din școală.
He was the most beloved teacher in the school.
Regele a fost iubit de popor timp de decenii.
The king was loved by the people for decades.
Deși departe, iubitul ei îi scria o scrisoare în fiecare zi.
Though far away, her boyfriend wrote her a letter every day.
Personajul principal, deși controversat, a rămas iubit de generații întregi de cititori.
The main character, though controversial, remained loved by entire generations of readers.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iubit | iubiți |
| Genitive | iubit | iubiți |
| Accusative | iubit | iubiți |
| Vocative | iubitule | iubiților |
Word family
Etymology
Iubit is the past participle of the verb a iubi, meaning to love, built from the root iub- plus the participial suffix -it. As a participle it can act as an adjective meaning loved or beloved, and it has also become a standalone noun meaning boyfriend, with iubita as its feminine counterpart for girlfriend. The origin of the root iub- itself is uncertain: it is usually treated as part of the pre-Latin substratum of Romanian rather than a clear Latin inheritance, since no solid Latin source has been established.
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