minunat
Wonderful in Romanian is translated as minunat.
The adjective describes something that is excellent or extremely impressive.
Meaning: excellent, extremely impressive (adj)
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, using the feminine form minunată for feminine nouns. The adjective takes the form minunate when modifying feminine plural nouns. The default form minunat is used for masculine singular and neuter singular nouns.
Did you know?
- The word minunat is closely related to the Romanian word minune, which means 'miracle'. In Romanian, describing something as 'wonderful' is linguistically tied to the idea of it being miraculous.
- While minunat means 'wonderful', Romanians often use the word super as a universal, informal substitute in daily conversation, regardless of the noun's gender.
- In Romanian literature, the adjective minunat is frequently used to describe magical or supernatural elements, heightening the sense of enchantment.
Examples in context
- Puiul a fost minunat.The chicken was wonderful.This sentence shows how to use minunat to describe a masculine singular noun.Tatoeba #7581586 by CataG, translation #4629000 by Hybrid
- Ce minunat este asta!How wonderful this is!This sentence demonstrates an exclamation using minunat.Tatoeba #8607508 by CataG, translation #36012 by AlanF_US
- Ești o femeie minunată.You're a wonderful woman.This sentence illustrates the use of the adjective when modifying a feminine singular noun.Tatoeba #9554279 by CataG, translation #2835742 by CK
- Am petrecut o seară minunată în compania ta.I had a wonderful evening in your company.
- Felicitări! Ai făcut o treabă splendidă.Congratulations! You did a splendid job.
- Ai pregătit o cină super delicioasă!You prepared a super delicious dinner!
- Am vizitat un loc grozav în vacanța mea.I visited a great place on my vacation.
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Example conversation
Alexandru and Maria are walking through a beautiful park.
- AlexandruCe peisaj minunat!What a wonderful landscape!
- MariaDa, este absolut minunat, Alexandru.Yes, it is absolutely wonderful, Alexandru.
- AlexandruMă bucur că vii cu mine.I am glad you are coming with me.
- MariaA fost o idee minunată.It was a wonderful idea.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry minunat, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
