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trai
living /ˈtraj/
noun#2959 most common
Also: life, livelihood, existence
Example sentences
Avem un trai liniștit la țară.
We have a peaceful life in the countryside.
Traiul aici este scump.
Living here is expensive.
Bunicii mei duc un trai simplu.
My grandparents lead a simple life.
Ne dorim un trai mai bun pentru copiii noștri.
We want a better life for our children.
Greutățile traiului de zi cu zi îi apasă pe mulți români.
The hardships of everyday life weigh on many Romanians.
Scriitorul descrie traiul aspru al țăranilor din secolul al XIX-lea cu o precizie aproape documentară.
The writer describes the harsh life of 19th-century peasants with almost documentary precision.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | trai | traiuri |
| Genitive | traiului | traiurilor |
| Accusative | trai | traiuri |
| Vocative | trai | traiuri |
Word family
a trăito live
trăirea lived experience, a feeling
trăitordweller, one who lives
netrăitunlived, not yet experienced
a retrăito relive, to live through again
Etymology
Trai is a noun formed directly from the verb a trăi, meaning to live. The origin of a trăi itself is disputed among Romanian linguists, and dictionaries typically mark it as uncertain rather than tracing it cleanly to Latin. Because no confirmed root is established, no Proto-Indo-European form or cognate set can be given with confidence.
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