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ușor
easy /uˈʃor/
adjective#413 most common
Also: light (in weight), easily (adverbial use)
Example sentences
Testul a fost ușor.
The test was easy.
Sacoșa aceasta este ușoară.
This bag is light.
Poți face asta ușor, nu-ți face griji.
You can do that easily, don't worry.
Mergem ușor-ușor, ca să nu ne obosim.
We're going little by little, so we don't wear ourselves out.
Nu este deloc ușor să echilibrezi cariera și viața de familie.
It is not easy at all to balance a career and family life.
Deși părea, la prima vedere, o alegere ușoară, ramificațiile ei s-au dovedit copleșitoare.
Although it seemed, at first glance, an easy choice, its ramifications turned out to be overwhelming.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ușor (m.) / ușoară (f.) | ușori (m.) / ușoare (f.) |
| Genitive | ușor (m.) / ușoare (f.) | ușori (m.) / ușoare (f.) |
| Accusative | ușor (m.) / ușoară (f.) | ușori (m.) / ușoare (f.) |
| Vocative | ușorule (m.) / ușoaro (f.) | ușorilor (m.) / ușoarelor (f.) |
Word family
ușurințăease, facility
a ușurato ease, lighten, relieve
ușurelgently, slowly, bit by bitușuraticflighty, frivolous (one who takes things too lightly)
Etymology
"Ușor" is inherited from spoken Latin, but scholars do not agree on the exact source word, and Romanian dictionaries often flag the derivation as uncertain. Some link it to a Vulgar Latin form built around "levis" (light), while others see it as a separate development with no secure parallel elsewhere in the Romance family. Because the exact path is disputed, no firm Indo-European root or cross-language cognate list can be given with confidence.
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