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loc

place /ˈlok/

noun#92 most common

Also: spot, room/space, seat

Example sentences

Este loc liber aici?
Is there a free seat here?
Ne întâlnim în același loc mâine.
We're meeting in the same place tomorrow.
Trebuie să găsim un loc de parcare.
We need to find a parking spot.
Evenimentul a avut loc în centrul orașului.
The event took place in the city center.
Fiecare lucru la locul lui.
Everything in its proper place.
În ciuda tuturor greutăților, ea și-a găsit locul în această lume complicată.
Despite all the hardships, she found her place in this complicated world.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativelocullocurile
Genitiveloculuilocurilor
Accusativelocullocurile
Vocativeloculelocurilor

Word family

a locuito live, reside
locuințădwelling, home
locuitorinhabitantlocallocal; a venue or barînlocuito replace

Etymology

"Loc" comes from Latin "locus", meaning place or spot. Romanian kept the word almost unchanged from spoken Latin, as it did with much of its core vocabulary. The Latin word itself likely traces back to a root meaning to put or stand something in position.

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