to stop; to make something stop
causative: an agent causes movement, activity, or action to cease
Oprește mașina aici.
Stop the car here.
Poliția a oprit traficul.
The police stopped the traffic.
A oprit muzica.
He/She stopped the music.
#173 · Verb · VERB
In Romanian, opri means “to stop; to make something stop”. It’s the #173 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A pune capăt mișcării, funcționării sau continuării a ceva; also used in reflexive form to mean 'to stop/stop by' or 'to pause'.
neutralcausative: an agent causes movement, activity, or action to cease
Stop the car here.
The police stopped the traffic.
He/She stopped the music.
often intransitive/reflexive in everyday speech
It's raining, but it won't stop soon.
He/She stopped in front of the house.
The bus stopped at the stop.
temporary interruption of an activity
Let's stop for a moment.
He/She stopped talking.
We stopped at a café.
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 6 forms cover about 87% of everyday use — learn these first.
| Tense | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | opresc | oprești | oprește | oprim | opriți | opresc |
| Imperfect | opream | opreai | oprea | opream | opreați | opreau |
| Perfect compus | am oprit | ai oprit | a oprit | am oprit | ați oprit | au oprit |
| Future | voi opri | vei opri | va opri | vom opri | veți opri | vor opri |
| Conditional | aș opri | ai opri | ar opri | am opri | ați opri | ar opri |
| Subjunctive | să opresc | să oprești | să oprească | să oprim | să opriți | să oprească |
Oprește televizorul, te rog.
Please turn off the TV.
oprește - imperative singular; common everyday use
M-am oprit să-l salut.
I stopped to say hello to him.
m-am oprit - reflexive past form: 'stop briefly' or 'come to a stop'
Nu opresc aici, doar trec prin zonă.
I'm not stopping here; I'm just passing through the area.
opresc - present indicative, first person singular