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schimbare
change /skimˈbare/
noun#984 most common
Also: alteration, shift, transformation
Example sentences
Aceasta este o schimbare mare.
This is a big change.
Am nevoie de o schimbare.
I need a change.
Schimbarea vremii ne-a surprins pe toți.
The change in weather surprised everyone.
Compania trece printr-o schimbare majoră de conducere.
The company is going through a major change in leadership.
Schimbarea climatică reprezintă una dintre cele mai mari provocări ale secolului nostru.
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of our century.
Fără o schimbare radicală de mentalitate, reformele propuse nu vor avea niciun efect durabil.
Without a radical change in mindset, the proposed reforms will have no lasting effect.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | schimbare | schimbări |
| Genitive | schimbări | schimbări |
| Accusative | schimbare | schimbări |
| Vocative | schimbare | schimbări |
Word family
a schimbato change
schimbexchange, shiftschimbătorchangeable, fickle
neschimbatunchanged
schimbăciosprone to changing
Etymology
Schimbare is the noun form of the verb a schimba, meaning to change or exchange. That verb comes from Latin cambiare, a Vulgar Latin term for exchanging or bartering that Latin itself borrowed from Gaulish. The Gaulish source is tied to a Celtic root for bending or turning, the same idea behind swapping one thing for another. Romanian built the noun by adding the suffix -are, the standard way it turns verbs into feminine abstract nouns.
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