# avea

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #1 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Core Romanian verb meaning “to have,” but also used very often in compound tenses, future-like forms, and expressions of obligation.

## Meanings

- **to have; to possess** — basic possession or ownership
- **to have; to experience/feel** — states, sensations, needs, age, conditions
- **must; to have to** — in impersonal or fixed expressions, often with 'a avea de' or in standard phrase 'am de...'

## Example sentences

- Am o casă lângă parc. — _I have a house near the park._
- Ce ai de făcut azi? — _What do you have to do today?_
- Ei au plecat deja. — _They have already left._

## Forms

am, a, ai, ar, au, are, aș, avea, avut, avem, ați, aveți, aveam, aibă, aveai, -a, aveau, având, -ai, -au, aveați, -aș, avusese, avute

## Nearby words by frequency

- [nu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nu)
- [fi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fi)
- [de](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/de)
- [să](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83)
- [eu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/eu)
- [tu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tu)

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