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niste
some (indefinite plural article/quantifier) /ˈniʃte/
adjective#664 most common
Also: a few, certain (unspecified)
Example sentences
Vreau niște mere.
I want some apples.
Are niște prieteni buni.
She has some good friends.
Am cumpărat niște cărți interesante de la târg.
I bought some interesting books at the fair.
Ne-au povestit niște întâmplări ciudate din călătoria lor.
They told us some strange stories from their trip.
Există niște nuanțe pe care traducerea nu le poate reda întocmai.
There are some nuances that the translation cannot render exactly.
Guvernul a adoptat niște măsuri economice ale căror efecte pe termen lung rămân incerte.
The government adopted some economic measures whose long-term effects remain uncertain.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | None | niște |
| Genitive | None | unor |
| Accusative | None | niște |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
un / oa, an (singular indefinite article)
unorof/to some (genitive-dative plural)
unii / unelesome (people/things), used on its own
oarecaresome or other, any particularcâțiva / câtevaa few, several
Etymology
Romanian dictionaries list the origin of niște as uncertain. It belongs to a small family of Romanian indefinite words, alongside cineva (someone) and ceva (something), that mark vague quantity or identity, but its exact source word is not settled among historical linguists. It functions as the plural counterpart to the singular indefinite article un/o, which does come from Latin unus, una. No confirmed Proto-Indo-European root is documented for niște itself.
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