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temă

theme, topic /ˈte.mə/

noun#1128 most common

Also: homework assignment, subject (of a work)

Example sentences

Am o temă la matematică.
I have a homework assignment in math.
Tema cărții este prietenia.
The book's theme is friendship.
Profesorul ne-a dat o temă dificilă pentru mâine.
The teacher gave us a difficult assignment for tomorrow.
Tema conferinței a fost schimbările climatice.
The conference's theme was climate change.
Compozitorul a dezvoltat tema muzicală de-a lungul întregii simfonii.
The composer developed the musical theme throughout the entire symphony.
Tema centrală a romanului, alienarea individului în societatea modernă, este explorată printr-o narațiune fragmentată.
The novel's central theme, the alienation of the individual in modern society, is explored through a fragmented narrative.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativetemăteme
Genitivetemeitemelor
Accusativetemăteme
Vocativetemotemelor

Word family

tematicăsubject matter, range of themes
tematicthematic
atematicathematic (linguistics term, lacking a theme vowel)

Etymology

Temă entered Romanian from French thème, which came from Latin thema, itself borrowed from Greek thema, meaning something laid down or proposed. The Greek word derives from the verb tithenai, to put or to place. The core sense, a thing set down as a basis for discussion, survives directly in the modern Romanian word.

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