să

See also Appendix:Variations of "sa"

Malay

Malay cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : să

Etymology

Shortened form of ĕsă, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

Alternative forms

• esa
• ĕsă
• se (se-)
• sĕ (sĕ-)
• sa (sa-)
• اسا
• س (س-)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /sə/
• Rhymes: -sə, -ə

Numeral

să

1. Obsolete spelling of post-1972 se.

Derived terms

• să- / س-

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin sī.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [sə]

Preposition

să

1. (with subjunctive verbs) to

   Vreau să dormi puțin - I want you to sleep a little bit

   Trebuie să mănânc ceva - I need to eat something

2. (informal) Used with the word o before and subjunctive verbs to form the future tense.

   O să cumpăr o jucărie pentru copilul.

   I'm going to buy a toy for the child.

3. (obsolete) if

Usage notes

The formal way to form the future tense is to use vrea/voi as an auxiliary verb with an infinitive.

Synonyms

• (if): dacă

See also

• сэ (Moldavian Cyrillic spelling)