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prezent
present (in attendance, not absent) /preˈzent/
adjective#928 most common
Also: current, the present (time), gift (dated, literary)
Example sentences
Eu sunt prezent la ora de matematică.
I am present in math class.
Toți elevii sunt prezenți astăzi.
All the students are present today.
Ea a fost prezentă la ședință ieri.
She was present at the meeting yesterday.
Directorul a cerut o listă cu toți angajații prezenți la eveniment.
The manager asked for a list of all employees present at the event.
Trebuie să trăim în prezent, nu în trecut.
We must live in the present, not in the past.
Prezentul economic al țării reflectă deciziile politice din ultimii ani.
The country's current economic state reflects the political decisions of recent years.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prezent (m) / prezentă (f) | prezenți (m) / prezente (f) |
| Genitive | prezent / prezentă | prezenți / prezente |
| Accusative | prezent / prezentă | prezenți / prezente |
| Vocative | None | None |
Word family
a prezentato present, to introduce
prezentarepresentationprezențăpresence, attendanceprezentatorpresenter, host
actualcurrent, present-dayEtymology
Prezent came into Romanian from French présent, itself from Latin praesens, praesentem. That Latin word is the present participle of praeesse, built from prae (before, in front) and esse (to be). The core sense is being right there, in front of someone, at this moment.
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