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sens
sense, meaning, direction /sens/
noun#793 most common
Also: way, direction of travel
Example sentences
Acest drum are sens unic.
This road is one-way.
Nu cunosc sensul acestui cuvânt.
I don't know the meaning of this word.
Am mers din greșeală în sens invers.
I accidentally drove in the wrong direction.
Acest cuvânt are mai multe sensuri, în funcție de context.
This word has several meanings, depending on the context.
Într-un anumit sens, criticii au dreptate.
In a certain sense, the critics are right.
Interpretarea judecătorului a schimbat complet sensul clauzei contractuale.
The judge's interpretation completely changed the meaning of the contractual clause.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sens | sensuri |
| Genitive | sens | sensuri |
| Accusative | sens | sensuri |
| Vocative | sens | sensuri |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "sens" from French "sens", which goes back to Latin "sensus", meaning perception or meaning. That noun comes from the verb "sentire", to feel or perceive. The word entered Romanian during the nineteenth century, as part of a wave of French borrowings that modernized the vocabulary alongside older, native words like "simți" (to feel), which comes from the same Latin verb through direct inheritance rather than borrowing.
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