Romanian verbs. Irregular

Some of the most widely used Romanian verbs are irregular. This means that they don't follow the normal patterns other verbs.

All the romance languages do the same.

But don't worry, as the majority of these verbs are so widely used that you can't help but learn them.

The irregular verbs that follow occur frequently in the sentences.

A fi 'to be'

I am	Sunt
You are	Ești
He/she is	Este
We are	Suntem
You are	Sunteți
They are	Sunt

A few examples follow, and as ever it is much easier to learn and become familiar with these irregular verbs through learning complete sentences.

I am English (man speaking)	Sunt englez
Where are you from?	De unde ești?
It is a beautiful city	Este un oraș frumos

A avea 'to have'

Another irregular and absolutely vital verb. 'A avea' is also used to form the past tense.

I have	Am
You have	Ai
He/she has	Are
We have	Avem
You have	Aveți
They have	Au

Some examples below, and further sentences using am 'I have':-

I have a car	Eu am mașină
She is/has fifteen years old	Ea are cincisprezece ani
Do you have a car?	Tu ai mașină?
They have two children	Ei au doi copii

These examples also show the Romanian personal pronouns (in bold). These are used in a similar way to the other romance languages - i.e. they are not always required.

When nu 'no' precedes the various forms of 'a avea', it may be hyphenated resulting in n-am, n-ai and so on.