# cât

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #98 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Adverb/quantifier used in comparisons and extent: “as much/as many/as far as,” and in expressions like “cât de” for degree questions.

## Meanings

- **as much as; as many as; to the extent that** — Used to compare quantity, degree, or extent.
- **how much / how many / how far (in questions and indirect questions)** — Often appears in questions or dependent clauses.

## Example sentences

- Am muncit cât am putut. — _I worked as much as I could._
- Spune-mi cât durează filmul. — _Tell me how long the film lasts._
- A mers cât de repede a putut. — _He/She went as fast as possible._
- Stai cât vrei. — _Stay as long as you want._

## Forms

cât, câte

## Nearby words by frequency

- [plăcea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pl%C4%83cea)
- [singur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/singur)
- [unul](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul)
- [pune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pune)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)
- [auzi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/auzi)
- [lume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume)
- [cineva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cineva)
- [atât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [poate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/poate)

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