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simplu
simple /ˈsim.plu/
adjective#331 most common
Also: plain, easy, mere
Example sentences
Acest exercițiu este simplu.
This exercise is simple.
Rețeta este simplă și rapidă.
The recipe is simple and quick.
Viața lui a devenit mai simplă după mutare.
His life became simpler after the move.
Deși pare simplu, procesul necesită multă atenție.
Although it seems simple, the process requires a lot of attention.
Pur și simplu nu înțeleg de ce a plecat fără să spună nimic.
I simply don't understand why he left without saying anything.
Simplul fapt că a recunoscut greșeala arată maturitate, chiar dacă soluția aleasă rămâne discutabilă.
The mere fact that he admitted the mistake shows maturity, even if the chosen solution remains debatable.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | simplu / simplă | simpli / simple |
| Genitive | simplu / simple | simpli / simple |
| Accusative | simplu / simplă | simpli / simple |
| Vocative | simplu / simplă | simpli / simple |
Word family
simplitatesimplicity
simplificato simplify
simplificaresimplification
simplistsimplistic
simplusimply (as in pur și simplu, "quite simply")Etymology
Romanian took "simplu" from French "simple" during the nineteenth century, when scholars deliberately pulled the language back toward its Latin roots and away from Slavic and Ottoman influence. Behind the French word stands Latin "simplus" and "simplex", built from a root meaning "one" and a root meaning "fold". The original sense was something like "one-fold", the opposite of something folded many times over and thus complicated.
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