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jucare
playing (the act of playing) /ʒuˈkare/
noun#4733 most common
Also: gaming, playacting/role-playing, gambling (in fixed phrases like "jucare la bursă")
Example sentences
Jucarea în parc este distractivă.
Playing in the park is fun.
Jucarea cu mingea durează o oră.
Playing with the ball lasts an hour.
Jucarea rolului principal i-a adus premiul.
Playing the lead role earned her the award.
Jucarea cărților pe bani este interzisă aici.
Playing cards for money is forbidden here.
Jucarea la bursă implică riscuri mari pentru investitori.
Playing the stock market involves great risks for investors.
Prin jucarea abilă a tuturor variantelor posibile, negociatorul a evitat un conflict deschis.
Through the skillful playing out of every possible option, the negotiator avoided open conflict.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jucare | jucări |
| Genitive | jucări | jucări |
| Accusative | jucare | jucări |
| Vocative | jucare | jucări |
Word family
Etymology
Jucare is the long infinitive of the verb a juca, to play. Romanian regularly turns this long infinitive form into an abstract noun, the same way mânca (to eat) gives mâncare (food, eating). A juca itself comes from Latin iocari, to joke or to play. The noun form is close in meaning to joc (game) but sounds more formal and shows up mainly in set phrases.
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