# acum

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #44 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Basic adverb meaning 'now'; also used in discourse to mark the present moment, a contrast, or a shift in topic.

## Meanings

- **now; at this moment** — the most direct, everyday use
- **now; right away / immediately** — often used with a sense of urgency or insistence
- **now; well, so / at this point** — discourse marker used to introduce a clarification, contrast, or next step

## Example sentences

- Acum plouă destul de tare. — _It’s raining quite hard now._
- Acum trebuie să mă grăbesc. — _Now I have to hurry._
- Acum, să trecem la următorul punct. — _Now, let’s move on to the next point._

## Forms

acum

## Nearby words by frequency

- [dacă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dac%C4%83)
- [tău](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/t%C4%83u)
- [si](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/si)
- [cum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cum)
- [vedea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vedea)
- [așa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/a%C8%99a)
- [in](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/in)
- [acela](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acela)
- [mult](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mult)
- [ceva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ceva)
- [doar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doar)
- [când](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2nd)

---
Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acum) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.