# cum

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #41 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Common Romanian adverb/interrogative meaning 'how'; also used in several fixed structures for manner, comparison, and reported speech.

## Meanings

- **how; in what way** — asks about manner, means, or condition
- **as; like; the way that** — introduces a comparison or manner clause
- **what / how? in exclamations and surprise** — used in questions or exclamations to express disbelief or repetition

## Example sentences

- Cum ai ajuns aici atât de repede? — _How did you get here so quickly?_
- Spune-mi cum ai rezolvat problema. — _Tell me how you solved the problem._
- A făcut totul cum i s-a cerut. — _He did everything as he was asked._

## Forms

cum

## Nearby words by frequency

- [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)
- [vedea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vedea)
- [așa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/a%C8%99a)
- [acum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acum)
- [in](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/in)
- [acela](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acela)
- [mult](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mult)

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