part / portion
A piece of a whole, concrete or abstract.
o parte din bani
part of the money
în mare parte
largely
#132 · Noun
parte
In Romanian, parte means “part / portion”. It’s the #132 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
Meaning & Use
Parte is "part" and "side", feminine, rank 132. Its plural changes the stem — parte becomes părți — which is the one piece of morphology to memorise. Everything else is phrases: de partea mea "on my side", pe de altă parte "on the other hand", and în ce parte? "which way?".
neutralside (in a dispute or a position)
de partea cuiva is "on somebody’s side", in an argument or a war.
Sunt de partea ta.
I'm on your side.
direction / way
în ce parte? asks which way something went.
În ce parte a mers?
Which way did he go?
on the other hand (pe de altă parte)
The fixed pair pe de o parte … pe de altă parte weighs two considerations.
pe de altă parte
on the other hand
to take part (a lua parte la)
The fixed phrase for participating.
Iau parte la concurs.
I'm taking part in the contest.
Forms you’ll actually hear
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 2 forms cover about 95% of everyday use — learn these first.
parte54%
partea41%
Show 4 more forms
părți2%
părțile2%
părții<1%
partile<1%
Noun Forms
- Gender
- feminine
- Countability
- countable
| singular indefinite | parte | |
|---|---|---|
| singular definite | partea | |
| plural indefinite | părți | |
| plural definite | părțile | |
| genitive dative singular | părții | |
| genitive dative plural | părților |
A feminine noun in -e. The endings are regular but the stem is not: the plural and the genitive shift a to ă, giving părți, părțile, părții and părților against the singular parte and partea.
Examples
O parte din ei au plecat.
Some of them left.
parte - o parte din is the standard "some of". The verb agrees with the plural ei, not with parte.
Sunt de partea ta.
I'm on your side.
partea - The definite form inside a fixed phrase, followed by the possessive ta.
Pe de altă parte, are dreptate.
On the other hand, he is right.
parte - A fixed connector opening the sentence. Its partner pe de o parte can precede it.
Împărțim în două părți.
We'll split it in two parts.
părți - The plural changes the stem: parte becomes părți, with ă and a softened ending.
Din partea mea, e în regulă.
As far as I'm concerned, it's fine.
partea - din partea mea means "on my behalf" or "as far as I am concerned". It also introduces greetings sent to somebody.
The plural changes the vowel: parte → părți, and the genitive singular is părții with two i. Writing *parti or *partei are the two errors this word produces, and both are visible immediately in writing.
In expressions
Common phrases built around parte — worth learning as whole units.
din partea— on behalf of, from (someone)
lit. “from the-part of” · governs the genitive: din partea mea (from me / on my behalf)
La o parte!— Out of the way! / Move aside!
lit. “to a side”