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surpriză
surprise /surˈpri.zə/
noun#875 most common
Also: surprise party, unexpected event
Example sentences
Am o surpriză pentru tine.
I have a surprise for you.
Ce surpriză plăcută!
What a pleasant surprise!
Mama i-a pregătit o surpriză de ziua ei.
Mom prepared a surprise for her birthday.
Copiii au pregătit o surpriză pentru profesoara lor.
The children prepared a surprise for their teacher.
Vestea a venit ca o surpriză totală pentru toată lumea.
The news came as a total surprise to everyone.
Deși se aștepta la o surpriză, reacția ei a depășit orice își imaginase el.
Although she expected a surprise, her reaction surpassed anything he had imagined.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | surpriza | surprizele |
| Genitive | surprizei | surprizelor |
| Accusative | surpriza | surprizele |
| Vocative | surprizo | surprizelor |
Word family
a surprindeto surprise, to catch unaware
surprinzătorsurprisingsurprinssurprised
nesurprinsunsurprised
Etymology
Surpriză entered Romanian from French surprise in the 19th century, part of a wave of French borrowings that reshaped modern Romanian vocabulary. The French word is the feminine past participle of surprendre, meaning to catch someone off guard. Surprendre itself comes from Latin super- (over, upon) plus prehendere (to seize, to grasp).
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