să

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : să

Alternative forms

• esa
• ĕsă
• se (se-)
• sĕ (sĕ-)
• sa (sa-)
• اسا
• س (س-)

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. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of se

Derived terms

• să- / س-

Namuyi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sa˨]

Noun

să

1. blood

Romanian

Alternative forms

• сэ (să) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sī (“if”). The semantic function might have been influence from Paleo-Balkan, compare Albanian se.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə/

• Audio

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• 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.