# jos

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #183 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Adverb meaning “down,” “below,” or “at/onto the ground”; also used in common phrases like ``a da jos`` and ``a coborî jos``. Very frequent and neutral in modern Romanian.

## Meanings

- **down; downward** — movement to a lower position or level
- **below; underneath** — location at a lower place
- **on the ground; to the floor** — often in spoken Romanian when something lands or stays on the floor

## Example sentences

- Te rog, pune cutia jos. — _Please put the box down._
- Copilul a căzut jos și a început să plângă. — _The child fell down and started to cry._
- Stai jos până mă întorc. — _Sit down until I come back._

## Forms

jos

## Nearby words by frequency

- [drum](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/drum)
- [mic](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mic)
- [ultim](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ultim)
- [tip](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tip)
- [fiecare](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fiecare)
- [îți](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AE%C8%9Bi)
- [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)
- [du](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/du)

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