Learn Romanian › rând
rând
row / line / turn /rɨnd/
noun#526 most common
Also: queue, order, occasion, time
Example sentences
Eu stau la rând la magazin.
I am standing in line at the store.
Este rândul tău să vorbești.
It's your turn to speak.
Copiii s-au așezat rând pe rând în fața ușii.
The children lined up one by one in front of the door.
A plouat trei zile de-a rândul.
It rained for three days in a row.
Fiecare rând din poem ascunde un înțeles nou.
Each line of the poem hides a new meaning.
Autoritățile au restabilit rândul firesc al lucrurilor după ani de haos administrativ.
The authorities restored the natural order of things after years of administrative chaos.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rând | rânduri |
| Genitive | rândului | rândurilor |
| Accusative | rând | rânduri |
| Vocative | rând | rânduri |
Word family
rânduito arrange, to put in order
rânduialăorder, arrangement, custom
orânduiresocial order, system
rândașstable hand, groom (dated)
de-a rândulin a row, continuously
Etymology
Rând entered Romanian from Slavic, most likely from Common Slavic rędъ, meaning row, order, or series. It is one of many Slavic loanwords that entered the language through centuries of contact with South Slavic speakers in the Balkans. Its core senses, a physical row, a line of waiting people, and a turn in sequence, all grow from that single Slavic idea of ordered succession.
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