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momentan
at the moment /mo.menˈtan/
adverb#3566 most common
Also: currently, for now, temporarily
Example sentences
Momentan sunt acasă.
At the moment, I'm at home.
Momentan nu am timp să vorbesc.
Right now I don't have time to talk.
Momentan lucrez la un proiect nou.
Currently I'm working on a new project.
Prețurile sunt momentan stabile, dar ar putea crește.
Prices are currently stable, but they could rise.
Situația este momentan sub control, însă rămâne fragilă.
The situation is currently under control, but it remains fragile.
Guvernul a anunțat că, momentan, nu se iau măsuri suplimentare, deși experții avertizează asupra riscurilor.
The government announced that, for now, no additional measures are being taken, although experts warn about the risks.
Word family
momentmoment, instantmomentanmomentary, brief, passing
de momentof the moment, temporary
momentaneitatethe quality of being momentary (rare, literary)
Etymology
Momentan comes from moment, a word Romanian took from French and Latin, plus the adjectival suffix -an (seen also in urban, cotidian). The pattern mirrors French momentané and Italian momentaneo, both built on the same Latin base. Latin momentum itself derives from movimentum, from the verb movere, to move.
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