No. 267 in Romanian
deci
"Deci" in Romanian means "so" or "therefore."
In a sentence
Deci, am decis să mergem la cinema.
So, we decided to go to the cinema.
In this sentence, "deci" is used as a discourse marker commonly at the beginning of a sentence to indicate conclusion or continuation.
El muncește din greu, deci va primi mărire de salariu.
He works hard, therefore he will receive a raise.
Here, "deci" is employed as a conjunction to indicate a logical consequence of the first independent clause on the second.
Ai spus că ești liber, deci putem să ne întâlnim mâine?
You said you're free, so can we meet tomorrow?
In this usage, "deci" serves as a conjunction to draw a conclusion inferred from the statements made previously in the conversation.
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