să

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Malay
Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : să

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
  • IPA(key): /sə/
  • Rhymes: -sə, -ə

Numeral

să

  1. (pre-1972) Obsolete spelling of se

Derived terms

Namuyi

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *shwiʔ. Cognate to Burmese သွေး (swe:).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sa˨]

Noun

să

  1. blood

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • сэ (Moldavian Cyrillic spelling)

Etymology

From Latin sī.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sə/
  • Rhymes: -ə

Conjunction

să

  1. Forms the subjunctive mood.
    1. to
      Vreau să dorm puțin. ― I want to sleep a little bit.
      Trebuie să mănânc ceva. ― I need to eat something.
    2. (expressing desire or wish) may
      Să îl ierte Dumnezeu. ― May God forgive him.
    3. (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!
    4. (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.
    5. (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.

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