# care

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #34 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian interrogative and relative pronoun/determiner meaning mainly “which,” “what,” “who,” or “that/which” depending on context. It is used both to ask about identity or choice and to link a subordinate clause to a noun or idea.

## Meanings

- **which; what; who (used in questions asking to identify someone or something)** — Usually asks for a choice, identity, or specification.
- **who; which; that; whom (relative pronoun introducing a clause)** — Often means “who/which/that” in English; the exact translation depends on the noun and clause.
- **which; that (as a determiner before a noun)** — Used to specify a known or selected item/person.

## Example sentences

- Care este problema? — _What is the problem?_
- Nu știu care variantă e mai bună. — _I don’t know which option is better._
- Fata care stă lângă tine e sora mea. — _The girl who is standing next to you is my sister._

## Forms

care, căruia, căreia, cărora, cari

## Nearby words by frequency

- [meu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/meu)
- [dar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dar)
- [trebui](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trebui)
- [său](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83u)
- [tot](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tot)
- [din](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/din)
- [aici](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/aici)
- [ști](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99ti)
- [lui](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lui)
- [dacă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dac%C4%83)
- [tău](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/t%C4%83u)
- [si](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/si)

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