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putin
little (not much, a small amount) /puˈt͡sin/
adverb#532 most common
Also: few (inflected as puțini/puține, agreeing with a plural noun), a little bit, shortly (in phrases like puțin după, "shortly after")
Example sentences
Vreau puțină apă, te rog.
I want a little water, please.
Am puțini bani la mine.
I have little money on me.
Vorbesc puțin română, dar învăț în fiecare zi.
I speak a little Romanian, but I learn every day.
Puțini oameni cunosc povestea reală.
Few people know the real story.
Cu puțină răbdare, vei reuși.
With a little patience, you will succeed.
Deși dispunea de resurse puține, compania a reușit să se extindă rapid pe piețele externe.
Although it had few resources, the company managed to expand rapidly into foreign markets.
Word family
puținteljust a tiny bit
puținticăa tiny little bit
împuținato diminish, to lessen
împuținarea diminishing, a reduction
puținătatescarcity, paucity
Etymology
Puțin comes from Latin, from a diminutive form built on paucus, meaning few or little. The diminutive suffix softened the meaning toward something like a small amount, and this became the everyday Romanian word for little. It descends from the same old root family that gave Latin pauper (poor, having little) and English few.
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