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popular
popular /po.pu.ˈlar/
adjective#2932 most common
Also: folk, of the people
Example sentences
Acest cântec este popular.
This song is popular.
Maria ascultă muzică populară.
Maria listens to folk music.
Actorii populari primesc multă atenție din partea presei.
Popular actors get a lot of attention from the press.
Dansurile populare fac parte din cultura satului.
Folk dances are part of the village's culture.
A devenit un scriitor foarte popular după publicarea romanului.
He became a very popular writer after his novel was published.
Reforma fiscală nu a fost deloc populară în rândul cetățenilor.
The tax reform was not popular at all among citizens.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | popular (m) / populară (f) | populari (m) / populare (f) |
| Genitive | popular (m) / populare (f) | populari (m) / populare (f) |
| Accusative | popular (m) / populară (f) | populari (m) / populare (f) |
| Vocative | popular (m) / populară (f) | populari (m) / populare (f) |
Word family
poporpeople, nation
populațiepopulation
popularitatepopularity
popularizato popularize
impopularunpopular
Etymology
Popular entered Romanian in the 19th century as part of the wave of French and Latin borrowings that modernized the language. It traces back to Latin popularis, itself built on populus, meaning people. The word carries two senses inherited from that root: liked by many, and belonging to the common people.
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