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sergent
sergeant (military or police rank) /serˈdʒent/
noun#942 most common
Also: staff sergeant, police sergeant
Example sentences
Sergentul este în curte.
The sergeant is in the yard.
Sergentul dă ordine soldaților.
The sergeant gives orders to the soldiers.
Am vorbit ieri cu un sergent de poliție.
I spoke yesterday with a police sergeant.
Sergentul-major a condus instrucția de dimineață.
The sergeant major led the morning drill.
Fiul meu a fost avansat la gradul de sergent după terminarea stagiului militar.
My son was promoted to the rank of sergeant after finishing his military service.
Deși părea sever, sergentul își trata subordonații cu o corectitudine care impunea respect fără teamă.
Although he seemed strict, the sergeant treated his subordinates with a fairness that commanded respect without fear.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sergentul | sergenții |
| Genitive | sergentului | sergenților |
| Accusative | sergentul | sergenții |
| Vocative | sergentule | sergenților |
Word family
Etymology
Sergent entered Romanian from French sergent in the modern era, as the country built a Western-style army and civil administration. The French word descends from Latin serviens, the present participle of servire, to serve. Its original sense was simply a servant or officer who carries out another's orders, which narrowed over centuries into a specific military rank.
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