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voluntar
volunteer /volunˈtar/
noun#2489 most common
Also: voluntary (adj.), unpaid helper
Example sentences
El este voluntar.
He is a volunteer.
Ea lucrează ca voluntară la spital.
She works as a volunteer at the hospital.
Mulți studenți devin voluntari în timpul verii.
Many students become volunteers during the summer.
Organizația caută voluntari pentru curățarea plajei.
The organization is looking for volunteers to clean the beach.
Spiritul voluntar al comunității a ajutat la reconstrucția școlii.
The community's voluntary spirit helped rebuild the school.
Deși munca voluntară nu este remunerată, mulți o consideră extrem de satisfăcătoare.
Although volunteer work is unpaid, many find it deeply satisfying.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voluntarul | voluntarii |
| Genitive | voluntarului | voluntarilor |
| Accusative | voluntarul | voluntarii |
| Vocative | voluntarule | voluntarilor |
Word family
voluntariatvolunteering, volunteer service
voluntarăfemale volunteer
involuntarinvoluntary
voluntarismvolunteerism
Etymology
Voluntar entered Romanian from French volontaire in the 19th century, during the wave of Latin-based modernization of the language. The French word descends from Latin voluntarius, meaning 'of one's free will,' built on voluntas, 'will' or 'wish,' from the verb velle, 'to want.' The underlying sense of free choice still anchors both the noun and the adjective in Romanian.
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