Use a Romanian word and make it sound kind of English to make a point
Eg: “I gătated dinner” - ‘a găti’ = to cook -> I gateted dinner ~= I cooked dinner.
This is a bad example because it’s not really used, most people know the ver “to cook”, but you hopefully get what I’m explaining.
In this context, ‘a inunda’ is a verb in Romanian, it means “to flood (something)”. If you’re Romanian and you don’t know the word exists in English, ‘inundated’ sounds like one of those made-up “verb+ed” constructions.
So while it’s a silly question for someone who doesn’t know Romanian, it’s also a valid question for someone who has heard these types of bad constructions before, and has never heard of the English verb “to inundate”.
Hopefully the guy’s reply makes a bit more sense now, I don’t think it was actually meant as an insult tbh (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
Oh, I agree. I was just trying to add some context to the guy’s comment, because it seemed like the question (while avoidable with a quick search) was taken as malicious, whereas knowing the context makes me read it as jokey/curious at most.
Inundated? Is that an English word or are you Romanian?
Maybe run a quick google search before asking an educator if they know words…
It’s very common in Romanian to
Not know a lot of English and
Use a Romanian word and make it sound kind of English to make a point
Eg: “I gătated dinner” - ‘a găti’ = to cook -> I gateted dinner ~= I cooked dinner.
This is a bad example because it’s not really used, most people know the ver “to cook”, but you hopefully get what I’m explaining.
In this context, ‘a inunda’ is a verb in Romanian, it means “to flood (something)”. If you’re Romanian and you don’t know the word exists in English, ‘inundated’ sounds like one of those made-up “verb+ed” constructions.
So while it’s a silly question for someone who doesn’t know Romanian, it’s also a valid question for someone who has heard these types of bad constructions before, and has never heard of the English verb “to inundate”.
Hopefully the guy’s reply makes a bit more sense now, I don’t think it was actually meant as an insult tbh (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
Yeah but the other guy could’ve pasted that word in the nearest search bar, gotten their answer, and not looked dumb.
Also maybe it’s a newer thing but I don’t think I’ve heard people put that suffix on the end of words outside of trying to be funny by sounding dumb.
Oh, I agree. I was just trying to add some context to the guy’s comment, because it seemed like the question (while avoidable with a quick search) was taken as malicious, whereas knowing the context makes me read it as jokey/curious at most.
Guess I can add Romanian to my CV…
A simple Google search would show you that inundate is a valid English word and in fact used appropriately in the given context.
Really weird point to go so far on…
It’s English, it means flooded/swamped.
I guessed that much but it’s very similar to “inundat” which also means flooded in Romanian
Is this the proud ignorance I’ve heard about? Was this a poorly executed joke?
It’s a synonym for “overloaded.”