# înainte

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #176 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Adverb de direcție, timp și ordine: expresses movement or position toward the front, earlier time, or a prior step in a sequence.

## Meanings

- **ahead; in front** — physical position or movement toward the front
- **previously; earlier; before** — used for time or order, often in comparisons or sequence
- **first; beforehand; in advance** — often in instructions, planning, or set order

## Example sentences

- Mergeți înainte și apoi faceți stânga. — _Go straight ahead and then turn left._
- Nu am mai fost aici înainte. — _I haven't been here before._
- Trebuie să plătești înainte. — _You have to pay in advance._

## Forms

înainte

## Nearby words by frequency

- [intra](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/intra)
- [apoi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/apoi)
- [frumos](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/frumos)
- [opri](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/opri)
- [cere](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cere)
- [iubi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/iubi)
- [drum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/drum)
- [mic](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mic)
- [ultim](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ultim)
- [tip](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tip)
- [fiecare](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fiecare)
- [îți](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AE%C8%9Bi)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnainte](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnainte) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.