No. 500 in Romanian
înapoi
"Înapoi" means "back" or "backward" in English.
In a sentence
M-am întors înapoi acasă după o zi lungă.
I came back home after a long day.
Here, 'înapoi' indicates a return to a previous place, emphasizing the action of coming back.
Înapoi în copilărie, obișnuiam să mă joc toată ziua.
Back in childhood, I used to play all day long.
In this sentence, 'înapoi' refers to a point in time in the past, emphasizing retrospection.
Te rog, întoarce-te puțin înapoi, nu pot citi ce scrie.
Please step back a bit, I can't read what it says.
In this context, 'înapoi' directs a physical movement to a previous position.
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