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nedrept
unjust /neˈdrept/
adjective#4748 most common
Also: unfair, wrong, unrighteous
Example sentences
Este nedrept.
It is unjust.
Ce s-a întâmplat este foarte nedrept.
What happened is very unfair.
Profesorul a fost nedrept cu mine la examen.
The teacher was unfair to me on the exam.
Hotărârea instanței mi se pare complet nedreaptă.
The court's ruling seems completely unjust to me.
Angajații s-au plâns de regulile nedrepte impuse de conducere.
The employees complained about the unfair rules imposed by management.
Cei nedrepți profită adesea de tăcerea celor care ar trebui să îi judece.
The unjust often profit from the silence of those who should judge them.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nedrept (m.) / nedreaptă (f.) | nedrepți (m.) / nedrepte (f.) |
| Genitive | nedrept (m.) / nedrepte (f.) | nedrepți (m.) / nedrepte (f.) |
| Accusative | nedrept (m.) / nedreaptă (f.) | nedrepți (m.) / nedrepte (f.) |
| Vocative | nedreptule (m.) / nedreapto (f.) | nedrepților (m.) / nedreptelor (f.) |
Word family
dreptright, straight; law, right (n.)dreptatejustice
nedreptateinjustice
îndreptato straighten, to correctîndreptățito justify
Etymology
Nedrept is built from the negative prefix ne- and the adjective drept, meaning straight or right. Drept comes from Latin directus, the past participle of dirigere, to align or make straight. Adding ne- flips the meaning from right or just to unjust.
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