to leave, to depart
The most common basic sense: to go away from a place.
Pleacă acum.
Leave now.
Am plecat de la birou.
I left the office.
Când pleci?
When are you leaving?
#90 · Verb · VERB
In Romanian, pleca means “to leave, to depart”. It’s the #90 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A pleca means “to leave,” “to depart,” or “to go away.” It is also used for leaving a place, setting off on a trip, or moving out from somewhere.
neutralThe most common basic sense: to go away from a place.
Leave now.
I left the office.
When are you leaving?
Used for trips, journeys, or starting out toward somewhere.
Tomorrow we’re leaving for Cluj.
The train leaves at eight o’clock.
Can mean moving away or leaving a home, town, job, etc.
He left the country.
They moved out of the apartment last month.
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 5 forms cover about 80% of everyday use — learn these first.
| Tense | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | plec | pleci | pleacă | plecăm | plecați | pleacă |
| Imperfect | plecam | plecai | pleca | plecam | plecați | plecau |
| Perfect compus | am plecat | ai plecat | a plecat | am plecat | ați plecat | au plecat |
| Future | o să plec | o să pleci | o să plece | o să plecăm | o să plecați | o să plece |
| Conditional | aș pleca | ai pleca | ar pleca | am pleca | ați pleca | ar pleca |
| Subjunctive | să plec | să pleci | să plece | să plecăm | să plecați | să plece |
Eu plec devreme azi.
I’m leaving early today.
plec - Present tense, 1st person singular.
Tu pleci deja?
Are you leaving already?
pleci - Present tense, 2nd person singular.
Noi am plecat după cină.
We left after dinner.
am plecat - Perfect compus.