de
“de” is a Romanian word. Its 26 meanings in English:
- if only
- that (to the effect that)
- while (whereas, despite the fact that)
- Indicates source of motion: from.
- Indicates source of origin: from.
- of, from, ’s
- for (intended for a certain destination)
- Introduces a measure or a measurable or describable trait: of
- Introduces the doer of a passive verb or participle: by.
- Introduces the author of a work: by.
- Connects a cardinal numeral who is a multiple of 100 or whose tens are greater than 1 to the determinated noun.
- Connects most adverbs other than certain basic ones to the determined adjectives or adverbs.
- Follows certain adverbs of position (as well as the temporal adverb înainte) to form prepositional phrases.
- Marks the point of action of a force of grip: by.
- for, because of, out of
- Indicates the cause of a hindrance, physical or otherwise: because of
- Forms an adverbial numeral with ori or dăți.
- Precedes numbers and letters when they are themselves counted.
- than
- Against a sum of money or the equivalent value of something.
- Connects an often negative qualifier to a noun or pronoun: of a.
- Stands between two repetitions of a unit of time to mark it as an interval of regular repetition: by.
- Stands between two reduplications of a noun, with the resulting construction signifying that said noun is distinguished in its class in an impressive way.
- Indicates a specific train by its origin station.
- Indicates the recipients of an equal distribution: per.
- Relative pronoun: who, whom, to whom.
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