# du

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #189 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

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!

## Meanings

- **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.
- **to carry off; to lead; to bring along** — Used in contexts of moving someone or something from one place to another.
- **to last; to keep going** — Common in figurative uses, especially with time or effort.

## Example sentences

- Du-te acasă și odihnește-te. — _Go home and rest._
- Îl duc eu la gară. — _I'll take him to the station._
- Duce copiii la școală în fiecare dimineață. — _He takes the children to school every morning._

## Forms

du

## Nearby words by frequency

- [jos](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/jos)
- [adevărat](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/adev%C4%83rat)
- [femeie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/femeie)
- [rămâne](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/r%C4%83m%C3%A2ne)
- [deja](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/deja)
- [frate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/frate)
- [ucide](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ucide)
- [orice](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/orice)
- [peste](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/peste)
- [nici_un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici_un)
- [doamnă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doamn%C4%83)
- [față](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fa%C8%9B%C4%83)

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