Learn Romanian › specific
specific
specific /speˈtʃifik/
adjective#4339 most common
Also: particular, characteristic, distinctive nature (as a noun, "specificul")
Example sentences
Acest fruct are un gust specific.
This fruit has a specific taste.
Fiecare țară are un specific cultural diferit.
Each country has a different cultural character.
Profesorul a explicat metoda specifică acestui experiment.
The teacher explained the method specific to this experiment.
Simptomele sunt specifice unei infecții virale.
The symptoms are specific to a viral infection.
Nu putem generaliza, fiecare caz are particularitățile lui specifice.
We cannot generalize, each case has its own specific particularities.
Autorul surprinde cu finețe specificul mentalității rurale românești din perioada interbelică.
The author captures with subtlety the distinctive character of rural Romanian mentality from the interwar period.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | specific (m) / specifică (f) | specifici (m) / specifice (f) |
| Genitive | specific (m) / specifice (f) | specifici (m) / specifice (f) |
| Accusative | specific (m) / specifică (f) | specifici (m) / specifice (f) |
| Vocative | specific (m) / specifică (f) | specifici (m) / specifice (f) |
Word family
a specificato specify
specificarespecification, act of specifying
specificitatespecificity
specificatspecified
nespecificunspecific, nonspecific
Etymology
Romanian "specific" came into the language through French "spécifique", which traces back to Late Latin "specificus". That Latin word was built from "species" (kind, appearance) and a form of "facere" (to make), so it originally meant something like "making up a distinct kind". Romanian kept both the adjective and, less commonly, a noun use ("specificul") for the defining character of something.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free