# ce

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #9 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Very common Romanian interrogative and relative word meaning “what,” “which,” or “that/which” in many contexts. It is also used in exclamations and after certain expressions.

## Meanings

- **what?** — Used to ask about identity, nature, reason, or an unknown thing.
- **which / what kind of** — Used when choosing or specifying among options; often before a noun or in set question patterns.
- **that / what / which** — Introduces relative clauses and clauses after verbs or expressions of saying, knowing, seeing, etc.

## Example sentences

- Ce faci azi? — _What are you doing today?_
- Nu știu ce vrea. — _I don’t know what he wants._
- Ce idee bună! — _What a good idea!_

## Forms

ce, ce-

## Nearby words by frequency

- [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)
- [el](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/el)
- [și](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99i)
- [că](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C4%83)
- [la](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/la)
- [în](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEn)
- [vrea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrea)
- [pe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pe)

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