"-va" meaning in Romanian

See -va in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /va/
Etymology: Probably from va, the popular (folk) variant of the third-person singular indicative form of the verb vrea (“to want”) (cf. also its usage as an auxiliary verb, or in conjugated forms of (a) voi). Etymology templates: {{m|ro|va}} va, {{m|ro|vrea||to want}} vrea (“to want”), {{m|ro|voi|(a) voi}} (a) voi Head templates: {{head|ro|suffix}} -va
  1. suffixed to some adverbs and preopositions, meaning "some" Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--va-ro-suffix-raZctjl0 Categories (other): Romanian entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -va meaning in Romanian (1.4kB)

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        "2": "va"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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        "2": "vrea",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to want"
      },
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      "args": {
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from va, the popular (folk) variant of the third-person singular indicative form of the verb vrea (“to want”) (cf. also its usage as an auxiliary verb, or in conjugated forms of (a) voi).",
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          "name": "Romanian entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "text": "ce (“what”) + -va → ceva (“something”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cine (“who”) + -va → cineva (“someone”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "unde (“where”) + -va → undeva (“somewhere”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "când (“when”) + -va → cândva (“sometime”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "cum (“how”) + -va → cumva (“somehow”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "suffixed to some adverbs and preopositions, meaning \"some\""
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          "type": "example"
        },
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          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "unde (“where”) + -va → undeva (“somewhere”)",
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        },
        {
          "text": "când (“when”) + -va → cândva (“sometime”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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        }
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      ],
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    {
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  ],
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