lucrare

Lucrare is a Romanian noun that denotes the act or result of working, or a piece produced through work. In common use, it refers to a finished product such as a written document, essay, report, or artistic creation, as well as academic assignments and theses. It can refer to both the process and the finished work of labor.

In education and scholarly contexts, lucrare is used for assignments and papers, for example “lucrare de licență” (bachelor’s thesis), “lucrare de doctorat” (doctoral thesis), and “lucrare științifică” (scientific paper). In the arts, it can mean an artwork or composition, as in “lucrare de artă” or “lucrare muzicală,” though more common terms may also be used depending on context. In everyday language, the verb form a lucra denotes the activity of working, while lucrare refers to the product or result of that activity.

Declension and grammar: the word lucrare is feminine. Indefinite singular: o lucrare; plural: două lucrări. The definite forms are lucrarea (singular) and lucrările (plural).

Etymology: the noun lucrare is formed from the verb a lucra (to work) with the suffix -re, which in Romanian commonly marks the action, process, or result of the verb.