to go; to take (in certain set forms and expressions)
The lemma is irregular and mostly appears in forms like du, duci, duce, duc and in fixed expressions.
du-te acasă
go home
du-l la școală
take him to school
ce zici, ne ducem?
so, shall we go?
#189 · Verb · VERB
In Romanian, du means “to go; to take (in certain set forms and expressions)”. It’s the #189 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A very frequent Romanian verb meaning mostly "to go" in a few set forms and expressions, especially with motion verbs and the imperative form du!
neutralThe lemma is irregular and mostly appears in forms like du, duci, duce, duc and in fixed expressions.
go home
take him to school
so, shall we go?
Used in contexts of moving someone or something from one place to another.
he drives him there by car
he carries the luggage upstairs
Common in figurative uses, especially with time or effort.
my legs can't take it anymore
my strength carried me this far
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top form cover about 100% of everyday use — learn these first.
| Tense | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | duc | duci | duce | ducem | duceți | duc |
| Imperfect | duceam | duceai | ducea | duceam | duceați | duceau |
| Perfect compus | am dus | ai dus | a dus | am dus | ați dus | au dus |
| Future | voi duce | vei duce | va duce | vom duce | veți duce | vor duce |
| Conditional | aș duce | ai duce | ar duce | am duce | ați duce | ar duce |
| Subjunctive | să duc | să duci | să ducă | să ducem | să duceți | să ducă |
Du-te acasă și odihnește-te.
Go home and rest.
du-te - Imperative with reflexive clitic in a very common motion expression.
Îl duc eu la gară.
I'll take him to the station.
duc - Present indicative, first person singular.
Duce copiii la școală în fiecare dimineață.
He takes the children to school every morning.
duce - Present indicative, third person singular.