here (in this place)
The default sense — where the speaker is. No preposition needed: "here" alone is aici, not *în aici.
Stau aici.
I live / I am staying here.
Nu e nimeni aici.
There's nobody here.
#35 · Adverb
aici
In Romanian, aici means “here (in this place)”. It’s the #35 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Meaning & Use
aici is "here" — the 35th most common Romanian word, and one of the easiest wins in the language: it never changes form. It covers place (Stau aici), arrival (Vino aici!), presence (Sunt aici), and even a point in a text or a conversation (Aici greșești). Its natural partner is acolo, "there".
neutralto here / over here (direction)
Romanian uses the same word for "here" and "to here" — English has hither/here, Romanian just has aici.
Vino aici!
Come here!
Pune-l aici.
Put it here.
at this point (in a text, a task, an argument)
Metaphorical location — the "here" of a discussion.
Aici ai dreptate.
Here you're right.
Ne oprim aici.
We'll stop here.
present / available (as an answer)
Standing alone or in the phrase sunt aici, it answers "are you there?" and offers support.
Sunt aici pentru tine.
I'm here for you.
Aici!
Here! / Present!
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.
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Patterns
aici is invariable and usually follows the verb (Stau aici). Fronting it (Aici stau eu) shifts the emphasis onto the place. It is not gradable, but colloquial chiar aici ("right here") and aici, aproape ("here, nearby") tighten it.
de aici
From here — origin of movement or a starting point in time.
De aici înainte, vorbim română.
From here on, we speak Romanian.
pe aici
Around here / this way — a vague area or a route.
Nu e nimeni pe aici.
There's nobody around here.
până aici
Up to here — a limit. Colloquially Până aici! means "that's enough!".
Apa a ajuns până aici.
The water came up to here.
aici … acolo
The near/far pair, used for contrast just like this/that.
Aici e cald, acolo e frig.
It's warm here, cold there.
aici e / aici sunt
Presentative: pointing something out. Aici e is the natural equivalent of "here is".
Aici e problema.
Here's the problem.
Examples
Ce faci aici?
What are you doing here?
aici - aici sits at the end, after the verb — the neutral position for a place adverb.
Vino aici, te rog.
Come here, please.
aici - With verbs of motion aici means "to here". No preposition is added, unlike English "come over to here".
De aici până acolo sunt zece minute.
It's ten minutes from here to there.
de aici - To express origin, put de in front: de aici = "from here". The pair de aici / până acolo maps a route.
Aici locuiesc părinții mei.
My parents live here.
aici - Fronting aici puts the emphasis on the place. Romanian word order is flexible; the fronted element is the highlighted one.
Pe aici se merge la gară?
Is this the way to the station?
pe aici - pe aici means "around here / this way" — a route rather than a point.
Do not add a preposition to say plain "here": "I am here" is Sunt aici, never *sunt în aici. Prepositions attach to aici only to change the meaning — de aici (from here), pe aici (around here), până aici (up to here).
In expressions
Common phrases built around aici — worth learning as whole units.
Pe aici.— This way. / Over here.
lit. “on here”
Sunt aici.— I'm here.
lit. “I-am here”
Corpus examples
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What's going on here?
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Why are you here?