așa

• așă, așe, așea, ași, așia, șa — archaic, obsolete or regional

Probably from Late Latin ac sīc, or less likely *eccum sīc, in either case with paragogic /-a/ added as with some other adverbs (compare atâta < atât). Closely parallel to Aromanian ashi, Portuguese assim, and Spanish así. Compare also Catalan així, French ainsi, Italian così. First attested in c. 1500–1560.

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃa/

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• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧șa

așa

1. (slightly informal) so (in this or that manner), thus, like that, such

   Synonym: astfel

   Noi așa facem masa la noi acasă.

   That’s how we make dinner at our house.

   Așa e viața.

   Such is life.

   N-am mai văzut așa om.

   I’ve never seen a man like that.

2. (somewhat informal) that, so (to such a degree)

   Synonyms: atât, într-atât

   Nu mă gândeam că e așa frumos pe aici.

   I didn’t think it’d be so nice over here.

   Cum ai ajuns așa de repede?

   How did you get here that quickly?

3. (filler word) Indicates resumption of an idea in narration.

In its second meaning, așa may be succeeded by de without any change in nuance or tone. It modifies adjectives or adverbs; it is unusual that it modifies verbs.

• așa o fi ― it may be so (uncertain or reluctant agreement)
• fie și-așa ― so be it (expressing concession)
• numai așa (informal) ― just so (for no particular reason)

• așa in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)