# atât

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #102 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Used to express quantity, degree, or extent: "so much", "so many", "that much", "that many". It also appears in common fixed structures such as "atât de" and "atât... cât și...".

## Meanings

- **so much; so many; that much; that many** — Refers to an amount or degree already known from context.
- **both ... and ...; not only ... but also ...** — Used in the correlative structure "atât... cât și...".
- **as much as; as many as** — Shows equality in comparisons, often in the structure "atât de" or with correlative patterns.

## Example sentences

- Nu am atât de mult timp azi. — _I don't have that much time today._
- Îmi plac atât cafeaua, cât și ceaiul. — _I like both coffee and tea._
- Aștept de atât de mult timp. — _I've been waiting for so long._

## Forms

atât

## Nearby words by frequency

- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)
- [cât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2t)
- [auzi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/auzi)
- [lume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume)
- [cineva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cineva)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [poate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/poate)
- [ajunge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajunge)
- [bună](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun%C4%83)
- [zice](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zice)
- [până](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.