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#184 · Adverb · ADV

adevărat

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In Romanian, adevărat means “really; truly; genuinely”. It’s the #184 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.

Meaning & Use

Adverbul adevărat is used to intensify an adjective or adverb, meaning "really", "truly", or "genuinely". It is neutral and common in modern Romanian.

neutral

really; truly; genuinely

Used to stress that something is not just apparently or partly so.

E un om adevărat bun.

He is really a good person.

Adevărat frumos!

Really beautiful!

A venit adevărat la timp.

He came right on time.

very; quite

Can soften into a general intensifier in everyday speech, often before adjectives.

Filmul a fost adevărat interesant.

The movie was very interesting.

E adevărat obosită după drum.

She is quite tired after the trip.

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.

adevărat100%

Patterns

Placed directly before the adjective or adverb it modifies; it does not usually stand alone.

adevărat + adjective

Used to intensify an adjective.

o zi adevărat grea

a really hard day

adevărat + adverb

Used to intensify an adverb in speech.

adevărat bine

really well

Examples

E un om adevărat bun.

He is really a good person.

adevărat - Intensifies the adjective bun.

Adevărat frumos!

Really beautiful!

adevărat - Intensifies the adjective frumos.

Filmul a fost adevărat interesant.

The movie was very interesting.

adevărat - Common informal intensifier before an adjective.

In expressions

Common phrases built around adevărat — worth learning as whole units.

cu adevărat— truly, really

lit. “with truth”

e adevărat— it's true (that)

lit. “is true”

Nearby words by frequency

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