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de

Pronunciation: /de/

“de” is a Romanian word. Its 20 meanings in English:

conjunction

  1. if only
  2. that (to the effect that)
  3. while (whereas, despite the fact that)

preposition

  1. Indicates source of motion: from.
  2. Indicates source of origin: from.
  3. of, from, ’s
  4. for (intended for a certain destination)
  5. Introduces a measure or a measurable or describable trait: of
  6. Introduces the doer of a passive verb or participle: by.
  7. Introduces the author of a work: by.
  8. Connects a cardinal numeral who is a multiple of 100 or whose tens are greater than 1 to the determinated noun.
  9. Connects most adverbs other than certain basic ones to the determined adjectives or adverbs.
  10. Follows certain adverbs of position (as well as the temporal adverb înainte) to form prepositional phrases.
  11. Marks the point of action of a force of grip: by.
  12. for, because of, out of
  13. Indicates the cause of a hindrance, physical or otherwise: because of
  14. Forms an adverbial numeral with ori or dăți.
  15. Precedes numbers and letters when they are themselves counted.
  16. than
  17. Marks the starting point of a state or recurring event: since, starting, as of.

In Romanian

  1. (Atributul exprimă natura obiectului determinat)
  2. (În titlurile de noblețe)
  3. (Atributul exprimă materia) (Materia propriu-zisă din care este confecționat un lucru) Făcut din...
  4. (Determinând un substantiv cu înțeles colectiv, atributul arată elementele constitutive) compus din...
  5. (Atributul arată conținutul) Care conține, cu
  6. (Atributul exprimă un raport de filiație)
  7. (Atributul arată apartenența)
  8. (Atributul arată autorul)
  9. (Atributul determinând substantive de origine verbală sau cu sens verbal)
  10. în cazul că, dacă
  11. (Precedat de „și“ introduce o propoziție concesivă) cu toate că, deși, și dacă, chiar dacă
  12. (introduce o propoziție finală) ca (să), pentru ca (să)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin dē, from Proto-Italic *dē, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₁, from *de + *-h₁.

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