# drum

**Part of speech:** NOUN  
**Frequency rank:** #177 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian noun meaning a road, route, way, or path; it also appears in the fixed expression a-și lua drumul / a-și vedea de drum and in many everyday phrases about travel and direction.

## Meanings

- **road, street, way, route** — The most common sense; used for roads, routes, and paths.
- **path, track, trail** — A smaller or less formal route, often in nature or rural settings.
- **way, course, direction** — Often figurative, especially in expressions about life, progress, or leaving.

## Example sentences

- Drumul până la gară durează zece minute. — _The road to the station takes ten minutes._
- Am luat-o pe un drum mai scurt. — _I took a shorter route._
- Suntem pe drum, ajungem în curând. — _We're on the way; we'll arrive soon._
- Au deschis drumul spre centru. — _They opened the way to the center._

## Forms

drumul, drum, drumului, drumuri, drumurile

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