there (in that place)
A place away from the speaker, and usually away from the listener too.
E acolo.
It's there.
Stau acolo.
I sit there.
#68 · Adverb
acolo
In Romanian, acolo means “there (in that place)”. It’s the #68 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Meaning & Use
Acolo is "there" — the far half of the pair aici / acolo. Rank 68, invariable, and it covers both "in that place" and "to that place", so Romanian needs no separate word for the movement: Merg acolo means "I am going there". Prepositions stack in front of it to give de acolo "from there", pe acolo "around there", până acolo "as far as there".
neutralthere (to that place)
The same word for direction. No preposition is added, unlike English "to there".
Merg acolo.
I'm going there.
Hai acolo!
Let's go there!
from there (de acolo)
de supplies the origin.
Vin de acolo.
I'm coming from there.
omul de acolo
the man over there
around there / that way (pe acolo)
Vague location or route, and also "in that area" in a loose sense.
Trec pe acolo mâine.
I'll stop by there tomorrow.
Forms you’ll actually hear
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top form cover about 100% of everyday use — learn these first.
acolo100%
Patterns
Invariable. It normally follows the verb (Stau acolo) but moves to the front for emphasis or contrast (Acolo am fost, nu aici). A preposition may precede it — de, pe, până — and each adds a distinct shade rather than being optional decoration.
verb + acolo
Both position and destination, with no preposition.
Am fost acolo ieri.
I was there yesterday.
de acolo
From there, or "the one over there" after a noun.
Ia scaunul de acolo.
Take the chair over there.
pe acolo
Around there, by there — vague place or route.
Mai treci pe acolo?
Will you drop by there again?
aici … acolo
The near/far contrast, used exactly like "here … there".
Aici e cald, acolo e frig.
It's warm here, cold there.
Examples
Cartea e acolo, pe masă.
The book is over there, on the table.
acolo - Static location. A more precise phrase can follow it, narrowing down what acolo pointed at.
Nu merg acolo.
I'm not going there.
acolo - Direction with no preposition. Adding one — *la acolo — is a beginner error.
De acolo se vede marea.
From there you can see the sea.
de acolo - de acolo for origin or vantage point. Note se vede, the impersonal reflexive doing the work of English "you can see".
Până acolo sunt zece minute.
It's ten minutes to get there.
până acolo - până acolo measures the distance or the journey up to that point.
Cine e acolo?
Who's there?
acolo - The everyday call through a door. The adverb sits at the end, its normal position.
Acolo needs no preposition for movement: Merg acolo, not *Merg la acolo. Romanian marks the direction on the verb, not on the place word — the same is true of aici and acasă.