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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

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativenou / nouănoi
Genitivenou / nouănoi
Accusativenou / nouănoi
Vocativenou / nouănoi

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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