still
A state that has not ended. Often reinforced by mai.
He's still here.
There's still time.
#125 · Adverb
In Romanian, încă means “still”. It’s the #125 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Încă covers three English words at once. Alone it is "still" — Mai e încă timp. Under a negation it is "yet" — Încă nu, "Not yet". In front of a number or an article it is "another" — încă o cafea, "another coffee", which is how you order a second one.
neutralA state that has not ended. Often reinforced by mai.
He's still here.
There's still time.
Încă nu is the fixed "not yet", and it can stand alone as an answer.
Not yet.
He hasn't come yet.
Before a number or an article. This is how you ask for a second helping.
another coffee
two more days
încă mai bine, "even better".
It's even better this way.
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top form cover about 100% of everyday use — learn these first.
încă nu
Not yet — the fixed negative pair.
Încă nu știu.
I don't know yet.
încă + article or number
Another, one more.
încă trei minute
three more minutes
încă + adjective or adverb
Still, of a state that continues.
E încă devreme.
It's still early.
încă o dată
Once more — a fixed phrase.
Spune încă o dată.
Say it once more.
Încă nu am terminat.
I haven't finished yet.
încă - Fronted with the negation. Romanian puts încă nu at the head, where English puts "yet" at the end.
Mai vrei încă una?
Do you want another one?
încă - încă plus una, the feminine "one". The mai adds the sense of continuing.
Mai stai încă puțin.
Stay a little longer.
încă - încă puțin is a fixed phrase for "a bit more" or "a bit longer", in time or quantity.
Încă o dată, te rog.
One more time, please.
încă - încă o dată is the standard "once more". Note dată, the occasion word, not data the calendar date.
E încă tânăr.
He's still young.
încă - The plain "still", in front of the adjective it qualifies.
Common phrases built around încă — worth learning as whole units.
lit. “still not”