dacă

See also: daca, Daca, DACA, daća, dača, and daça

Romanian

Alternative forms

• дакэ (dacă) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈda.kə]

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Etymology 1

From archaic deacă, probably from Latin de quod.

Conjunction

dacă

1. if; supposing

   Synonyms: (literary) de, (uncommon) să

   • 2012 November 28, Cristian Voinea, quoting Nicole Manea, ProSport, number 5710, page 2:

     „E ceva incredibil ce a făcut femeia asta! A sunat doi fotbaliști de-ai mei și i-a întrebat dacă vor juca împotriva lor. Dacă făceam eu așa, ea ar fi făcut ca trenul”.

     “It’s unbelievable what this woman did! She called two footballers of mine and asked them if they were going to play against them. Had I done such a thing, she would’ve blown a fuse.”

Derived terms

• chiar dacă
• dacă și numai dacă

Etymology 2

Feminine of dac.

Adjective

dacă f

1. nominative/accusative feminine singular of dac

Noun

dacă f (uncountable)

1. Dacian (language)

   Synonym: limba dacă

Declension

Declension of dacă

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	dacă	daca
genitive-dative	dace	dacei
vocative	dacă, daco