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surprinzător
surprising /sur.prin.zəˈtor/
adjective#4948 most common
Also: astonishing, unexpected
Example sentences
Rezultatul a fost surprinzător.
The result was surprising.
Am primit un cadou surprinzător de ziua mea.
I got a surprising gift for my birthday.
Este surprinzător cât de repede a învățat engleza.
It's surprising how quickly he learned English.
Vestea a fost surprinzătoare pentru toată lumea.
The news was surprising to everyone.
Descoperirile arheologilor au fost cu adevărat surprinzătoare.
The archaeologists' discoveries were truly surprising.
Într-un mod surprinzător, economia s-a redresat mai repede decât preconizau analiștii.
Surprisingly, the economy recovered faster than analysts had predicted.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | surprinzător (m) / surprinzătoare (f) | surprinzători (m) / surprinzătoare (f) |
| Genitive | surprinzător (m) / surprinzătoare (f) | surprinzători (m) / surprinzătoare (f) |
| Accusative | surprinzător (m) / surprinzătoare (f) | surprinzători (m) / surprinzătoare (f) |
| Vocative | surprinzător (m) / surprinzătoare (f) | surprinzători (m) / surprinzătoare (f) |
Word family
a surprindeto surprise, to catch unaware
surprizăsurprisesurprinssurprised
a prindeto catch
neprevăzutunforeseen
Etymology
Surprinzător is built from the verb a surprinde, 'to surprise, to catch unaware,' plus the adjectival suffix -ător, which turns a verb into an adjective meaning 'that does X,' much like uimitor comes from a uimi. A surprinde entered Romanian under French influence from surprendre, joining the prefix sur- ('over, upon') to prinde ('to catch'), a native descendant of Latin prehendere. Prehendere in turn goes back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to seize.'
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