No. 84 in Romanian

ora

The Romanian word "ora" means "hour" or "class/lesson."

In a sentence

Cât este ora acum?
What time is it now?
In this sentence, 'ora' refers to the current time as an hour-based measurement point.
Ora lecturii începe la 18:00.
The reading session starts at 18:00.
Here, 'ora' indicates the scheduled hour for an event.
Această oraș este mereu plin de viață.
This city is always lively.
In this example, 'oraș' is part of the word 'oraș', which means 'city', showing a completely different usage and meaning when combined within the word structure.

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