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minunat
wonderful /mi.nuˈnat/
adjective#268 most common
Also: marvelous, amazed, lovely
Example sentences
Familia mea este minunată.
My family is wonderful.
El este un băiat minunat.
He is a wonderful boy.
Am petrecut o vacanță minunată la mare.
I spent a wonderful vacation at the seaside.
Copiii au fost minunați de spectacolul de artificii.
The children were amazed by the fireworks show.
Peisajele minunate din Carpați atrag turiști din toată lumea.
The wonderful landscapes of the Carpathians attract tourists from all over the world.
Deși criticii au fost sceptici, publicul a rămas minunat de profunzimea filmului, considerându-l o capodoperă.
Although critics were skeptical, the audience remained amazed by the depth of the film, considering it a masterpiece.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | minunat (m) / minunată (f) | minunați (m) / minunate (f) |
| Genitive | minunat (m) / minunate (f) | minunați (m) / minunate (f) |
| Accusative | minunat (m) / minunată (f) | minunați (m) / minunate (f) |
| Vocative | minunatule (m) / minunato (f) | minunaților (m) / minunatelor (f) |
Word family
minunewonder, miracle
a (se) minunato marvel, to be amazed
minunățiea marvel, a wondrous thing
minunatwonderfully (used adverbially, e.g. 'cântă minunat')Etymology
Minunat is the adjectival past participle of the verb a (se) minuna, to marvel or be amazed, which in turn comes from the noun minune, meaning wonder or miracle. Romanian etymological dictionaries trace minune back to the Latin word for threat or menace, not to the Latin root that gave other Romance languages their words for wonder. Over time in Romanian the sense shifted from something threatening to something awe-inspiring, and eventually to something simply marvelous or beautiful. This makes minunat a linguistic cousin of English menace, even though the two words now feel worlds apart in meaning.
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