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exista

Exista is the Romanian infinitive form of the verb a exista, meaning to exist. In everyday Romanian, the present tense form există is used to state that something exists or to talk about existence in general. For example, Există mai multe opțiuni. translates to There are several options. The negative form nu există is used to deny existence, as in Nu există un răspuns simplu. The noun existența (existence) and related terms are used in philosophical, scientific, and literary contexts to discuss the state of being.

Etymology and linguistic relatives: The Romanian verb a exista derives from Latin existere, with cognates in

Usage and context: Exista appears across informal speech, journalism, and academic writing to indicate the presence

See also: existence, ontology, existere.

many
Romance
languages,
such
as
existire
in
Italian,
existir
in
Spanish,
et
exist
in
French
(exister).
The
Romanian
vocabulary
maintains
the
root
common
to
these
languages,
adapted
to
Romanian
phonology
and
orthographic
conventions.
The
spelling
and
diacritics,
including
the
letter
ă
in
există
and
existența,
reflect
standard
Romanian
orthography.
or
occurrence
of
something.
The
related
noun
existența
is
used
when
referring
to
the
concept
of
being
or
the
state
of
existing,
as
in
discussions
of
ontology,
reality,
or
persistence
of
objects
and
ideas.
The
term
also
appears
in
mathematical
and
logical
discussions
in
Romanian
as
the
existential
notion
“there
exists,”
often
expressed
with
the
quantifier
existential
∃
in
formal
contexts.