# fi

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #3 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

The essential Romanian verb meaning to be; highly frequent and irregular, used for identity, states, location, existence, and as an auxiliary in compound tenses.

## Meanings

- **to be (identity, profession, nationality, description)** — Core copular use.
- **to be (state, condition, location)** — Used for temporary states and location.
- **to exist / there is, there are** — Often with expletive-like or existential meaning.

## Example sentences

- Sunt obosit după muncă. — _I am tired after work._
- Unde ești acum? — _Where are you now?_
- Mâine vom fi la București. — _Tomorrow we will be in Bucharest._

## Forms

e, sunt, este, fost, fi, ești, era, fie, -i, suntem, fii, fiu, eram, erau, sunteți, fim, erai, fiind, fiți, fusese, fu, fuseseră, find, nefiind

## Nearby words by frequency

- [avea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/avea)
- [nu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nu)
- [de](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/de)
- [să](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83)
- [eu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/eu)
- [tu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tu)
- [el](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/el)
- [ce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ce)

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