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vinovat
guilty /vinoˈvat/
adjective#1340 most common
Also: at fault, culpable, the guilty party (as a noun)
Example sentences
El este vinovat.
He is guilty.
Ea nu este vinovată de nimic.
She is not guilty of anything.
Copiii se simt vinovați după ceartă.
The children feel guilty after the argument.
Instanța l-a declarat vinovat de fraudă.
The court declared him guilty of fraud.
Deși dovezile erau clare, avocatul a insistat că clientul său nu era vinovat.
Although the evidence was clear, the lawyer insisted that his client was not guilty.
Sentimentul că ești mereu vinovat, chiar și atunci când nu ai greșit cu nimic, poate deveni copleșitor.
The feeling that you are always guilty, even when you have done nothing wrong, can become overwhelming.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vinovat (m) / vinovată (f) | vinovați (m) / vinovate (f) |
| Genitive | vinovatului (m) / vinovatei (f) | vinovaților (m) / vinovatelor (f) |
| Accusative | vinovat (m) / vinovată (f) | vinovați (m) / vinovate (f) |
| Vocative | vinovatule (m) / vinovato (f) | vinovaților (m) / vinovatelor (f) |
Word family
Etymology
Vinovat comes from the Romanian noun vină, meaning fault or blame, joined with the adjectival suffix -ovat. Both the root and the suffix pattern point to Slavic influence on Romanian, and close relatives of this exact word exist in neighboring Slavic languages. The deeper origin of vină itself is debated among linguists, so no single Proto-Indo-European root can be stated with confidence.
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