# pentru

**Part of speech:** ADP  
**Frequency rank:** #24 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Preposition meaning mainly “for”, used to show purpose, beneficiary, destination, or cause. It is very common in Romanian and combines with nouns, pronouns, and infinitives with "a".

## Meanings

- **for; intended for a person or thing** — marks the beneficiary, recipient, or intended use
- **for; in order to** — expresses purpose or aim
- **because of; due to** — less strong and often in formal or written style
- **per; in exchange for** — used in prices, rates, and equivalents

## Example sentences

- Aceasta este o carte pentru copii. — _This is a book for children._
- Am cumpărat flori pentru mama mea. — _I bought flowers for my mother._
- Am venit pentru a-ți spune adevărul. — _I came to tell you the truth._

## Forms

pentru, pentr

## Nearby words by frequency

- [acesta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acesta)
- [mai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai)
- [sine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine)
- [face](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/face)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/da)
- [putea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea)
- [bine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bine)
- [ca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ca)
- [spune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/spune)
- [meu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/meu)
- [dar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dar)
- [trebui](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trebui)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pentru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pentru) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.