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singur
alone /ˈsi.ŋur/
adjective#101 most common
Also: by oneself, single, on one's own
Example sentences
Sunt singur acasă.
I am alone at home.
Ea locuiește singură într-un apartament mic.
She lives alone in a small apartment.
Copiii au rămas singuri în parc până seara.
The children stayed alone in the park until evening.
Am reușit să termin proiectul singur, fără ajutorul nimănui.
I managed to finish the project alone, without anyone's help.
Deși se simțea singură în mulțime, nu a lăsat pe nimeni să observe.
Although she felt alone in the crowd, she did not let anyone notice.
Bătrânul, singur cu gândurile lui, privea marea în fiecare seară, ca și cum ar fi așteptat pe cineva care nu mai venea.
The old man, alone with his thoughts, watched the sea every evening, as if he were waiting for someone who no longer came.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | singur | singuri |
| Genitive | singur | singuri |
| Accusative | singur | singuri |
| Vocative | singur | singuri |
Word family
singurătateloneliness, solitudesinguraticsolitary, reclusive
a se însingurato grow isolated, to withdraw into solitude
singurelall alone (affectionate diminutive)
Etymology
Singur descends from Latin singulus, meaning one at a time or one by itself. The Latin word was originally a distributive form built on the idea of a single unit, and it also gave rise to English words like single and singular. Romanian kept the core sense of oneness and narrowed it toward the everyday meaning of being alone or unaccompanied.
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