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potrivit
suitable, fitting /po.triˈvit/
adjective#658 most common
Also: matched, adjusted, according to (as a formal preposition), right, appropriate
Example sentences
Acesta este momentul potrivit.
This is the right moment.
Am găsit hainele potrivite pentru interviu.
I found the right clothes for the interview.
Cheia asta nu este potrivită pentru ușa din spate.
This key doesn't fit the back door.
Potrivit prognozei meteo, mâine va ploua toată ziua.
According to the weather forecast, it will rain all day tomorrow.
Directorul a ales cuvintele cele mai potrivite pentru a calma echipa.
The director chose the most fitting words to calm the team.
Deși soluția părea, la prima vedere, nepotrivită pentru un buget atât de restrâns, s-a dovedit exact ceea ce era mai potrivit pe termen lung.
Although the solution seemed, at first glance, unsuitable for such a tight budget, it turned out to be exactly what was most suitable in the long run.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | potrivit (m) / potrivită (f) | potriviți (m) / potrivite (f) |
| Genitive | potrivit (m) / potrivite (f) | potriviți (m) / potrivite (f) |
| Accusative | potrivit (m) / potrivită (f) | potriviți (m) / potrivite (f) |
| Vocative | potrivit (m) / potrivită (f) | potriviți (m) / potrivite (f) |
Word family
a potrivito adjust, to fit, to match
potrivirea fitting, a match, an adjustment
nepotrivitunsuitable, inappropriatepotrivnicadverse, contrary, hostile
Etymology
Potrivit is the past participle of the verb a potrivi, meaning to adjust, to match, or to make something fit. The verb came into Romanian from a Slavic source built on a root meaning to hit the mark or to land on something correctly, the same root seen in Polish trafić and Ukrainian потрапити. Over time the participle settled into ordinary use as an adjective meaning suitable, and later hardened into a formal preposition meaning according to, common in news writing.
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