to go; to leave for a place; to head somewhere
basic movement from one place to another
Merg la școală.
I’m going to school.
Mergem acasă după muncă.
We’re going home after work.
Unde mergeți?
Where are you going?
#57 · Verb · VERB
In Romanian, merge means “to go; to leave for a place; to head somewhere”. It’s the #57 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A very common Romanian verb with several core meanings: to go, to move, to work/function, and to fit/go with something. It is highly frequent and has irregular forms.
neutralbasic movement from one place to another
I’m going to school.
We’re going home after work.
Where are you going?
often about movement on foot or along a route
He/She is walking slowly down the street.
The road goes through the forest.
used for machines, systems, plans, or situations
The phone isn’t working.
The internet is working well.
The plan is going as expected.
common in everyday speech
This color suits you.
Apples go well with cinnamon.
less basic than the movement sense, but still common
The meeting has been going on for two hours.
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 4 forms cover about 83% of everyday use — learn these first.
| Tense | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | merg | mergi | merge | mergem | mergeți | merg |
| Imperfect | mergeam | mergeai | mergea | mergeam | mergeați | mergeau |
| Perfect compus | am mers | ai mers | a mers | am mers | ați mers | au mers |
| Future | voi merge | vei merge | va merge | vom merge | veți merge | vor merge |
| Conditional | aș merge | ai merge | ar merge | am merge | ați merge | ar merge |
| Subjunctive | să merg | să mergi | să meargă | să mergem | să mergeți | să meargă |
Merg la piață să cumpăr legume.
I’m going to the market to buy vegetables.
Merg - Present tense, first person singular.
Telefonul nu merge deloc.
The phone doesn’t work at all.
merge - Common use meaning 'to function'.
Cum îți merge la noul serviciu?
How is it going at your new job?
merge - Common conversational use meaning 'to go / be doing'.
Common phrases built around merge — worth learning as whole units.
lit. “that we-go”
lit. “to go well to” · cum îți merge? = how's it going?; îmi merge bine = I'm doing well