No. 493 in Romanian
odată
"Odată" means "once" or "one time" in English.
In a sentence
Te rog să vii odată acasă, cina este gata.
Please come home now, dinner is ready.
Here, 'odată' is used to express impatience or urgency, akin to saying 'now' or 'already' in English.
M-am întâlnit cu ea doar odată, dar impresia a fost puternică.
I met her only once, but the impression was strong.
In this sentence, 'odată' conveys a single occurrence of the event, meaning 'once'.
Odată ce vei termina lecțiile, vei putea ieși afară.
Once you finish your lessons, you can go outside.
Here, 'odată' introduces a condition or moment in time following the completion of an action, comparable to 'once' in English.
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