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personaj

character (in a story, film, or play) /per.soˈnaʒ/

noun#2333 most common

Also: figure (fictional), an eccentric or colorful individual (colloquial)

Example sentences

Personajul principal este bun.
The main character is good.
Îmi place personajul din acest film.
I like the character in this film.
Personajele din carte sunt foarte interesante.
The characters in the book are very interesting.
Regizorul a creat un personaj complex și memorabil.
The director created a complex and memorable character.
Autorul explorează psihologia personajului principal cu o subtilitate remarcabilă.
The author explores the psychology of the main character with remarkable subtlety.
Ambiguitatea morală a personajului central conferă romanului o profunzime rar întâlnită în literatura contemporană.
The moral ambiguity of the central character gives the novel a depth rarely found in contemporary literature.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativepersonajpersonaje
Genitivepersonajuluipersonajelor
Accusativepersonajpersonaje
Vocativepersonajulepersonajelor

Word family

persoanăpersonpersonalitatepersonalitypersonalpersonal; staff
personificato personify
impersonalimpersonal

Etymology

Personaj entered Romanian from French personnage, a term for a figure in a literary or dramatic work. French personnage in turn derives from Latin persona, which originally meant a theatrical mask and came to mean a role or character. Romanian adapted the French word by replacing the French suffix -age with the native equivalent -aj.

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