No. 12 in Romanian
ca
"Ca" in Romanian means "as" or "like."
In a sentence
El și-a aranjat dosarele ca un profesionist.
He organized his files like a professional.
Here, 'ca' is used as a preposition meaning 'like' to denote a manner or style of performing an action.
Este important ca toți să participe la ședință.
It is important that everyone participates in the meeting.
In this sentence, 'ca' introduces a clause and functions as a conjunction, meaning 'that'.
Învăț limba română ca să înțeleg mai bine cultura.
I am learning Romanian in order to better understand the culture.
Here, 'ca să' is used as a compound conjunction meaning 'in order to,' indicating purpose.
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