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iute
fast, quick /ˈju.te/
adjective#5088 most common
Also: spicy, hot (of taste), quick-tempered, hot-tempered
Example sentences
Câinele meu este iute.
My dog is fast.
Sosul acesta este prea iute pentru mine.
This sauce is too spicy for me.
Bunica pune ardei iute în mâncare.
Grandma puts hot pepper in the food.
A alergat iute ca să prindă autobuzul.
He ran quickly to catch the bus.
Este un bărbat iute la mânie, așa că evită să-l superi.
He is a quick-tempered man, so avoid upsetting him.
Firea ei iute, deloc surprinzătoare pentru cei care o cunoșteau, a dus la o ceartă aprinsă chiar înainte de nuntă.
Her quick temper, hardly surprising to those who knew her, led to a heated argument right before the wedding.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iute | iuți |
| Genitive | iute (m.) / iuți (f.) | iuți |
| Accusative | iute | iuți |
| Vocative | iute | iuți |
Word family
a iuțito speed up, to hasten
iuțealăspeed, swiftness
iuțimesharpness of taste, quickness
iuțitsped up, hastened
Etymology
Iute descends from Latin acutus, meaning sharp or pointed. Regular sound changes in Romanian softened the word into its current form. The core idea of a sharp edge broadened over time into three related senses: a sharp pace (speed), a sharp taste (spiciness), and a sharp temper (irritability).
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