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poftă
craving /ˈpof.tə/
noun#4503 most common
Also: desire, appetite, urge
Example sentences
Poftă bună!
Enjoy your meal!
Am o poftă mare de ciocolată.
I have a big craving for chocolate.
Nu am nicio poftă de mâncare azi.
I have no appetite today.
Copilul mănâncă cu poftă tot ce e pe farfurie.
The child eats everything on the plate with gusto.
Mi-a pierit pofta de muncă după vestea proastă.
My drive to work vanished after the bad news.
Poftele ei nestăvilite de putere i-au adus multe necazuri.
Her unchecked cravings for power brought her much trouble.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poftă | pofte |
| Genitive | poftei | poftelor |
| Accusative | poftă | pofte |
| Vocative | poftă | pofte |
Word family
a poftito invite; to desire
poftimhere you are / pardon? (polite interjection)poftitorcraving, covetous
nepoftituninvited
poftă bunăenjoy your meal (fixed expression)
Etymology
Poftă entered Romanian from Old Church Slavonic pohotĭ, meaning desire or lust. The word settled into everyday Romanian mainly around food and appetite, while keeping a broader sense of strong wanting. It is one of many South Slavic loans that shaped the core vocabulary of Romanian centuries ago.
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