This is the 692nd most frequent Romanian word.
afirmă
"To affirm" or "to assert."
In this sentence, 'afirmă' is used to indicate that Maria is making a claim or statement about her readiness.
Maria afirmă că ea este gata să înceapă proiectul.
Maria claims that she is ready to start the project.
In this context, 'afirmă' conveys the idea of asserting or establishing a role or a viewpoint.
Lectura afirmă poziția auorului în societate.
The lecture asserts the author's role in society.
Here, 'afirmă' is employed to express the act of emphasizing or stating the significance of something.