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sfârșit
end /sfɨrˈʃit/
noun#444 most common
Also: ending, finish, (as adjective) exhausted, worn out
Example sentences
Filmul are un sfârșit fericit.
The movie has a happy ending.
Așteptăm sfârșitul zilei.
We are waiting for the end of the day.
Nimeni nu știe când va fi sfârșitul acestei povești.
No one knows when this story's end will come.
Spre sfârșitul întâlnirii, toată lumea era de acord.
Toward the end of the meeting, everyone agreed.
Criticii au considerat sfârșitul romanului prea abrupt.
Critics found the novel's ending too abrupt.
Filosofii dezbat de secole dacă universul va avea vreodată un sfârșit.
Philosophers have debated for centuries whether the universe will ever have an end.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sfârșit / sfârșitul | sfârșituri / sfârșiturile |
| Genitive | sfârșit / sfârșitului | sfârșituri / sfârșiturilor |
| Accusative | sfârșit / sfârșitul | sfârșituri / sfârșiturile |
| Vocative | sfârșitule | sfârșiturilor |
Word family
a sfârșito end, to finish
nesfârșitendless, never-ending
sfârșealăexhaustion, weariness
sfârșit de săptămânăweekend (literally end of week)
Etymology
The noun comes from the past participle of the verb a sfârși, meaning to finish or end. That verb traces back to a Slavic root, likely related to Old Church Slavonic svrьšiti, to complete or finish. Romanian absorbed many verbs of this shape from Slavic contact centuries ago, and this one settled into everyday use for both the verb and its noun form.
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