# duce

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #76 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian verb meaning "to take/carry/lead" and, in many contexts, "to bring" or "to take someone somewhere". It is also the base of common prefixed verbs like a conduce, a produce, and a reduce.

## Meanings

- **to take; to carry; to bring (someone/something to a place)** — Often used with a destination or recipient; context decides whether English uses "take" or "bring".
- **to lead; to guide; to escort** — Used for physically leading someone, or figuratively for guiding something.
- **to carry; to wear; to support/hold** — Can refer to carrying something or having something on one's body.

## Example sentences

- Te duc eu la aeroport. — _I'll take you to the airport._
- Duce copilul de mână. — _He/She is leading the child by the hand._
- Drumul duce direct la mare. — _The road leads directly to the sea._

## Forms

duc, dus, duci, duce, ducem, ducă, duceți, ducea, dusă, duși, duceau, duse, duceam, dusese

## Nearby words by frequency

- [uita](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/uita)
- [sau](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sau)
- [ruga](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ruga)
- [nimic](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nimic)
- [rău](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/r%C4%83u)
- [an](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/an)
- [vorbi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vorbi)
- [domn](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/domn)
- [lucru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lucru)
- [tată](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tat%C4%83)
- [după](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dup%C4%83)
- [atunci](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/atunci)

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