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ofiter
officer (military, police, or other official rank) /ofiˈt͡ser/
noun#3523 most common
Also: official (holder of a formal post)
Example sentences
El este ofițer.
He is an officer.
Tatăl meu este ofițer în armată.
My father is an officer in the army.
Ofițerii au verificat actele tuturor călătorilor.
The officers checked all the travelers' documents.
După absolvirea academiei militare, a devenit ofițer.
After graduating from the military academy, he became an officer.
Ofițerul de serviciu a raportat comandantului incidentul survenit în timpul nopții.
The duty officer reported the incident that occurred during the night to the commander.
Deși fusese degradat, fostul ofițer continua să poarte cu mândrie decorațiile primite pentru fapte de arme.
Although he had been demoted, the former officer still wore with pride the decorations he had earned for feats of arms.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ofițerul | ofițerii |
| Genitive | ofițerului | ofițerilor |
| Accusative | ofițerul | ofițerii |
| Vocative | ofițerule | ofițerilor |
Word family
ofițerescof or belonging to an officer
ofițerimethe body of officers, officer corps
subofițernon-commissioned officer
oficialofficialoficiuoffice, bureau
Etymology
Ofițer entered Romanian in the 19th century from French officier, part of a wave of French borrowings that modernized Romanian civic and military vocabulary. Officier itself descends from Latin officium, meaning duty or service. The Romanian ending was adapted from French -ier to -er, a common pattern for this borrowing layer.
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