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nou
new /ˈnow/
adjective#107 most common
Also: novel, fresh, recent
Example sentences
Am o mașină nouă.
I have a new car.
El are un telefon nou.
He has a new phone.
Ne-am mutat într-un apartament nou.
We moved into a new apartment.
Anul acesta vreau să încep un proiect nou la muncă.
This year I want to start a new project at work.
Colegii noi s-au integrat repede în echipă.
The new colleagues fit into the team quickly.
Descoperirile științifice recente aruncă o lumină nouă asupra originii universului.
Recent scientific discoveries shed new light on the origin of the universe.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nou / nouă | noi |
| Genitive | nou / nouă | noi |
| Accusative | nou / nouă | noi |
| Vocative | nou / nouă | noi |
Word family
noutatenovelty, news
înnoito renew, to update
înnoirerenewal
nou-venitnewcomer
nou-născutnewborn
Etymology
"Nou" comes from Latin "novus", meaning new. The word passed into Romanian through the ordinary spoken Latin of the region and kept its core meaning almost unchanged. It is one of the oldest and most stable words in the Romanian vocabulary.
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