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stare

state, condition /ˈsta.re/

noun#590 most common

Also: status, shape (physical/emotional condition)

Example sentences

Starea mea este bună.
My state is good.
El are o stare de sănătate bună.
He has a good state of health.
Starea vremii se schimbă rapid.
The weather condition changes fast.
Medicul a verificat starea pacientului.
The doctor checked the patient's condition.
Guvernul a declarat stare de urgență.
The government declared a state of emergency.
Filosofii dezbat natura stărilor de conștiință.
Philosophers debate the nature of states of consciousness.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativestarestări
Genitivestăriistărilor
Accusativestarestări
Vocativestarestări

Word family

a stato stand, to stay, to remain
statstate, country
stătătorstanding still, stagnant
statornicsteadfast, constant
starea civilămarital/civil status

Etymology

Stare is a noun built from the verb a sta, meaning to stand or to stay. Romanian forms many abstract nouns by adding -re to a verb stem, a pattern called the long infinitive, so a sta gives stare much as a cânta gives cântare. The verb a sta itself continues Latin stare, to stand.

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