# după

**Part of speech:** ADP  
**Frequency rank:** #81 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Preposition used for sequence, following something in time or order, and for dependence on a model, rule, or person.

## Meanings

- **after (in time or order)** — Used for events, periods, or items that come later.
- **according to; based on** — Refers to a source, standard, opinion, or model.
- **behind; following** — Less common than other spatial uses, but normal in phrases showing position or movement.

## Example sentences

- După școală, merg direct acasă. — _After school, I go straight home._
- Am scris eseul după modelul dat. — _I wrote the essay according to the given model._
- Nu te mai uita după telefon. — _Stop looking for your phone._

## Forms

după

## Nearby words by frequency

- [an](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/an)
- [duce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/duce)
- [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)
- [atunci](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/atunci)
- [nevoie](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nevoie)
- [loc](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/loc)
- [nici](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici)
- [mamă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mam%C4%83)
- [mare](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mare)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dup%C4%83](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dup%C4%83) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.