No. 496 in Romanian
pur
Pure.
In a sentence
Aerul din munți este pur.
The air in the mountains is pure.
Here, 'pur' is an adjective describing the quality of air, meaning clean and uncontaminated.
Decizia lui a fost una pur personală.
His decision was purely personal.
In this context, 'pur' is used as an adverb to emphasize the personal nature of the decision.
Pur și simplu nu am avut timp să merg.
I simply did not have time to go.
Here, 'pur' is part of the phrase 'pur și simplu,' which translates to 'simply' and is used to indicate straightforwardness.
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