Romanian

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Etymology

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From domnia < domn + ta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dum.ne̯aˈta/
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Pronoun

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dumneata (genitive/dative dumitale)

  1. you (singular, polite)

Usage notes

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Dumneata is more polite than tu, but less formal than dumneavoastră. It uses the second-person singular conjugated form of the verb, as with tu. Note that dumneata is also rather rare, for the most part being replaced by dumneavoastră.

See also

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Romanian personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person eu noi
2nd person plain tu voi
semi-polite dumneata dumneavoastră
polite dumneavoastră
3rd person
familiar
m el ei
f ea ele
3rd person
polite
m dumnealui dumnealor
f dumneaei