concepte

Concepte is the plural form of the Romanian noun concept, commonly translated as “concepts” in English. It refers to abstract ideas, notions, or general mental representations that people use to classify, explain, or communicate knowledge across disciplines such as philosophy, science, education, and everyday speech.

Origin and form: The Romanian concept derives from the French concept and ultimately from Latin conceptus. In Romanian, concepte is masculine; the singular is concept, while the definite singular is conceptul and the definite plural is conceptele. The plural is used for multiple notions without changing the root meaning.

Usage and examples: Concepte is common in academic and technical language, where multiple notions are distinguished, defined, or contrasted. Romanian phrases include concepte-cheie (key concepts) and concepte abstracte (abstract concepts). The word appears in texts on philosophy, pedagogy, and the sciences to introduce, compare, or categorize ideas. In everyday speech, it is used similarly to the English “concept,” often with adjectives and modifiers following Romanian syntax.

See also: concept, ideea, teorie. Notes: While concepte is the Romanian plural, English texts will typically render the word as “concepts.” In Romanian, the singular form is concept and the definite plural is conceptele, used when referring to a specific set of concepts.