# până

**Part of speech:** ADP  
**Frequency rank:** #108 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Preposition meaning mainly “until” or “up to,” used for time, limits, and endpoints. It is very common in standard Romanian.

## Meanings

- **until; till** — Marks the end point in time or an action.
- **up to; as far as** — Marks a limit in space, amount, or degree.
- **even; as much as** — Used in emphasis, often with a sense of surprise or extremity.

## Example sentences

- Rămân aici până mâine. — _I’m staying here until tomorrow._
- S-au plimbat până la râu. — _They walked as far as the river._
- Am citit cartea până la capăt. — _I read the book to the end._

## Forms

până

## Nearby words by frequency

- [atât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [poate](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/poate)
- [ajunge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajunge)
- [bună](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun%C4%83)
- [zice](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zice)
- [lăsa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/l%C4%83sa)
- [cred](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cred)
- [ma](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ma)
- [asa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/asa)
- [regulă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/regul%C4%83)
- [copil](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/copil)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.