că

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că

  • /kə/

Rhymes with -ə

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin quod, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Compare Aromanian cã, che.

conjunction къ · кэ

  1. that Sperăm că îți place casa nouă.
  2. colloquial for, because Să dormim, că e târziu.

    Similar: că, căci, cum, deoarece, de vreme ce, din moment ce, fiindcă, întrucât, pentru că, unde

  3. colloquial or else
  4. informal synonym of încât

    Similar: încât

  5. Used as a mandatory structural marker following sentence adverbs to connect them to the rest of the clause (see usage notes) Bineînțeles că voiam să te ajut, dar tu n-ai vrut asta, ce să fac acum?

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"că." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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că. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83

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"că." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83.

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@misc{ca_2026,
  title = {că},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/c%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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