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pacat
sin /pəˈkat/
noun#4568 most common
Also: a pity, a shame, wrongdoing
Example sentences
Ce păcat!
What a shame!
E păcat că nu vii la petrecere.
It's a pity you're not coming to the party.
Mama spune că e păcat să arunci mâncarea.
Mom says it's a sin to throw away food.
A comis un păcat grav și acum regretă.
He committed a grave sin and now regrets it.
Cele șapte păcate capitale sunt cunoscute în toată lumea creștină.
The seven deadly sins are known throughout the Christian world.
Deși știa că e păcat, nu s-a putut abține să nu mintă din nou.
Although he knew it was a sin, he couldn't stop himself from lying again.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | păcat | păcate |
| Genitive | păcatului | păcatelor |
| Accusative | păcat | păcate |
| Vocative | păcatule | păcatelor |
Word family
păcătuito sin, to commit a wrong
păcătossinful, wicked
păcătossinner (male)
păcătoasăsinner (female)
Etymology
Păcat comes from the Latin peccatum, meaning sin or fault, the past participle of peccare, to sin or err. The word passed into Romanian as part of its core Latin inheritance, alongside other basic religious and moral vocabulary. Over time it also picked up the everyday sense of pity or shame, used in expressions like Ce păcat!, what a pity.
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