# întâmpla

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #91 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A se petrece, a avea loc; also used mainly in the reflexive form a se întâmpla: "to happen, to occur."

## Meanings

- **to happen, to occur** — The usual modern sense. Most often used reflexively: a se întâmpla.
- **to take place, to occur** — Used for events or changes that happen in a situation.

## Example sentences

- Ce s-a întâmplat aseară? — _What happened last night?_
- Nu se întâmplă nimic interesant aici. — _Nothing interesting is happening here._
- Dacă se întâmplă ceva, sună-mă. — _If anything happens, call me._

## Forms

întâmplat, întâmplă, întâmpla, întâmple, întâmplase, întâmplate, întâmplau

## Nearby words by frequency

- [nici](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici)
- [mamă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mam%C4%83)
- [mare](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mare)
- [găsi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/g%C4%83si)
- [br](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/br)
- [pleca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pleca)
- [plăcea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pl%C4%83cea)
- [singur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/singur)
- [unul](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul)
- [pune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pune)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2mpla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2mpla) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.