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tragic
tragic /traˈdʒik/
adjective#4377 most common
Also: disastrous, calamitous
Example sentences
Filmul este tragic.
The film is tragic.
Povestea ei este foarte tragică.
Her story is very tragic.
A fost un accident tragic pe autostradă.
It was a tragic accident on the highway.
Eroii tragici din piesele lui Shakespeare mor adesea la final.
The tragic heroes in Shakespeare's plays often die at the end.
Consecințele tragice ale deciziei sale s-au resimțit ani de zile.
The tragic consequences of his decision were felt for years.
Ironia tragică a situației consta în faptul că victima își provocase singură nenorocirea, fără să știe.
The tragic irony of the situation lay in the fact that the victim had unknowingly caused their own misfortune.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tragic (m) / tragică (f) | tragici (m) / tragice (f) |
| Genitive | tragic (m) / tragice (f) | tragici (m) / tragice (f) |
| Accusative | tragic (m) / tragică (f) | tragici (m) / tragice (f) |
| Vocative | tragic (m) / tragică (f) | tragici (m) / tragice (f) |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "tragic" from French "tragique" in the 19th century, during the wave of Latin-based vocabulary that reshaped modern Romanian. The French word goes back to Latin "tragicus", from Greek "tragikos", the adjective tied to "tragōidia" (tragedy), literally "goat song". Scholars still debate why goats entered the word: theories point to goat-skin costumes worn by early performers or a goat offered as a prize or sacrifice at dramatic contests.
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