recunoaterilor
Recunoaterilor is a form that appears to be nonstandard in contemporary Romanian. It is not listed as a correct genitive or dative plural in standard grammar. The term most closely related to recunoaterilor is recunoscătorilor, the genitive/dative plural of the masculine adjective-noun recunoscător, meaning “grateful” or “thankful,” or the feminine form recunoscătoarelor, meaning “to/for the grateful (women).”
In standard Romanian, the masculine plural nominative is recunoscători, the feminine plural nominative is recunoscătoare, and
- recunoscător/recunoscătoare describes a person who feels gratitude; as a noun, a person can be referred to
- Examples: “Este un recunoscător adevărat.” “Le-am adus cadouri recunoscătorilor.” In the second example, recunoscătorilor functions as
- expressing gratitude is a common social virtue and appears in cultural and religious contexts.
See also: Romanian grammar, gratitude-related vocabulary, declension patterns of adjectives used as nouns.
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