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preferat
favorite /pre.feˈrat/
adjective#4076 most common
Also: preferred, favored
Example sentences
Aceasta este culoarea mea preferată.
This is my favorite color.
Care este mâncarea ta preferată?
What is your favorite food?
Filmul lui preferat este un western vechi.
His favorite movie is an old western.
Ea și-a vizitat din nou locul preferat din oraș.
She visited her favorite place in the city again.
Profesorul avea un elev preferat, ceea ce nu era corect față de ceilalți.
The teacher had a favorite student, which was not fair to the others.
Deși actorul preferat al criticilor nu a câștigat premiul, publicul i-a apreciat interpretarea.
Although the critics' favorite actor did not win the award, the audience appreciated his performance.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | preferat | preferați |
| Genitive | preferatului | preferaților |
| Accusative | preferat | preferați |
| Vocative | preferatule | preferaților |
Word family
a preferato prefer
preferințăpreference
preferabilpreferable
preferențialpreferential
preferatulthe favorite one (nominalized)
Etymology
Preferat is the past participle of the verb a prefera, which Romanian borrowed from French préférer. That word traces to Latin praeferre, built from prae ("before") and ferre ("to carry, bear"). The literal sense was to carry or place one thing before another, which shifted to the modern meaning of liking one thing more than the rest.
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