# lua

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #54 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Very common Romanian verb meaning to take, get, pick up, buy, or consume; it is also used in many everyday expressions and as part of fixed verb forms.

## Meanings

- **to take; to pick up; to get** — basic physical or practical taking
- **to buy; to get for oneself** — common in everyday speech
- **to take medicine; to consume** — used for pills, food, drink, etc.
- **to take, as in transportation or routes** — about means of transport or a route

## Example sentences

- Am luat cartea de pe masă. — _I took the book off the table._
- Ia umbrela cu tine. — _Take the umbrella with you._
- Luăm autobuzul până în centru. — _We take the bus to the city center._

## Forms

luat, ia, iau, iei, lua, luați, luam, luată, luăm, luate, luând, luase, luându, luau, luai, luasem, luă, luaseră

## Nearby words by frequency

- [ceva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ceva)
- [doar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doar)
- [când](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2nd)
- [crede](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/crede)
- [bun](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun)
- [unde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unde)
- [om](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/om)
- [veni](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/veni)
- [merge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/merge)
- [acest](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acest)
- [părea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C4%83rea)
- [timp](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/timp)

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