# niște

**Part of speech:** DET  
**Frequency rank:** #198 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Indefinite determiner used with plural count nouns, roughly meaning "some" or "a few." It often implies an unspecified quantity and can sound neutral, vague, or modest depending on context.

## Meanings

- **some; a few; several** — The most common use: introduces an indefinite quantity with plural nouns.
- **a bit of; some kind of** — Used before abstract nouns or in vaguer, less exact statements.

## Example sentences

- Am cumpărat niște mere și niște pâine. — _I bought some apples and some bread._
- Niște copii se joacă în parc. — _Some children are playing in the park._
- Mai am nevoie de niște timp. — _I need some more time._

## Forms

niște

## Nearby words by frequency

- [peste](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/peste)
- [nici_un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici_un)
- [doamnă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doamn%C4%83)
- [față](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fa%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [fapt](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fapt)
- [arăta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ar%C4%83ta)
- [sti](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sti)
- [prinde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prinde)
- [mână](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/m%C3%A2n%C4%83)
- [treabă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/treab%C4%83)
- [vino](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vino)
- [trimite](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trimite)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ni%C8%99te](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ni%C8%99te) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.