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70 De, ‘of,’ indicates the dependence of one noun on another, more especially when we wish to indicate the substance of a thing, or its purpose or reason: We also use de before adverbs of number: De la, ‘from,’ differs from din, ‘from,’ in the same way as la differs from în.

Să is used in the conjunctive mood and in the imperative.

Că, ‘that,’ is used in giving explanation:

This sentence could not be rendered in Roumanian without că.

Că and ca must be carefully distinguished, the latter suggests likeness or approximation: