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prefera
to prefer /prefeˈra/
verb#1494 most common
Also: to like better, to favor
Example sentences
Eu prefer cafeaua neagră.
I prefer black coffee.
Ea preferă să citească seara.
She prefers to read in the evening.
Preferăm să mergem la munte, nu la mare.
We prefer to go to the mountains, not the sea.
Mulți studenți preferă cursurile online cursurilor tradiționale.
Many students prefer online courses to traditional courses.
Aș fi preferat să știu adevărul mai devreme.
I would have preferred to know the truth earlier.
Oricât de mult ar prefera unii să ignore problema, aceasta nu va dispărea de la sine.
However much some might prefer to ignore the problem, it will not disappear on its own.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | prefer | preferai | voi prefera |
| 2sg | preferi | preferași | vei prefera |
| 3sg | preferă | preferă | va prefera |
| 1pl | preferăm | preferarăm | vom prefera |
| 2pl | preferați | preferarăți | veți prefera |
| 3pl | preferă | preferară | vor prefera |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian "prefera" comes from French "préférer", which in turn descends from Latin "praeferre", a compound of "prae" (before) and "ferre" (to carry, to bear). The literal sense was to carry or place one thing before another. Romanian absorbed this word during its wave of French borrowings in the 19th century, alongside many other modern vocabulary items.
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