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Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortened form of ĕsă, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.
Pronunciation
Numeral
să
- (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of se
Derived terms
Namuyi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *shwiʔ. Cognate to Burmese သွေး (swe:).
Pronunciation
Noun
să
- blood
Romanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin sī (“if”). The semantic function might have been influence from Paleo-Balkan, compare Albanian se.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
să
- Forms the subjunctive mood.
- to
- Vreau să dorm puțin. ― I want to sleep a little bit.
- Trebuie să mănânc ceva. ― I need to eat something.
- (expressing desire or wish) may
- Să îl ierte Dumnezeu. ― May God forgive him.
- (cohortative with subjunctive verbs in first person) let's
- Să vedem ce fac George și Rodica! ― Let's see what George and Rodica are doing!
- (informal) Used with the words o/or before subjunctive verbs to form the future tense.
- O să cumpăr o jucărie pentru copil. ― I'm going to buy a toy for the child.
- (uncommon) if, should
- Synonyms: dacă, de
Usage notes
The formal way to form the future tense is to use vrea/voi as an auxiliary verb with an infinitive.