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Romanian
Etymology
From the Latin adjective fortis, fortem, from Old Latin forctis, fortis, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise, high, hill”). Compare the same semantic development in French fort, Occitan fòrça. In older Romanian, the word was also used as a freestanding adverbial, in addition to simply as an intensifier.
Pronunciation
Adverb
foarte
- very
Ea este foarte frumoasă.- She is very beautiful.
Eu sunt foarte bine, mulțumesc.- I am very well, thank you.
Am uitat să fac ceva foarte important...- I forgot to do something really important...
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