# prea

**Part of speech:** ADV  
**Frequency rank:** #97 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Adverb meaning “too” or “too much,” used to show excess or to weaken an adjective/adverb before it.

## Meanings

- **too; excessively** — Used before adjectives, adverbs, and sometimes nouns to show that something goes beyond a normal or desirable limit.
- **very; quite** — In some everyday speech, especially with intensifying adjectives, it can sound like “very/quite,” though “too” is the core meaning.

## Example sentences

- Ai pus prea mult zahăr în ceai. — _You put too much sugar in the tea._
- Filmul a fost prea lung pentru mine. — _The movie was too long for me._
- Nu e prea târziu să plecăm. — _It’s not too late to leave._

## Forms

prea

## Nearby words by frequency

- [întâmpla](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnt%C3%A2mpla)
- [plăcea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pl%C4%83cea)
- [singur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/singur)
- [unul](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/unul)
- [pune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pune)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [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)

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