# poate

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #104 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Adverb used to express possibility or uncertainty: “maybe,” “perhaps.”

## Meanings

- **maybe; perhaps** — Marks something as possible, uncertain, or only tentative.

## Example sentences

- Poate vine la cină. — _Maybe he/she is coming to dinner._
- Poate că ai uitat cheia. — _Perhaps you forgot the key._
- Poate mâine reușim. — _Maybe we'll manage tomorrow._

## Forms

poate

## Nearby words by frequency

- [cât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C3%A2t)
- [auzi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/auzi)
- [lume](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lume)
- [cineva](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cineva)
- [atât](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/at%C3%A2t)
- [viață](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/via%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [ajunge](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ajunge)
- [bună](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bun%C4%83)
- [zice](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/zice)
- [până](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/p%C3%A2n%C4%83)
- [lăsa](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/l%C4%83sa)
- [cred](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cred)

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