problem, difficulty
Most common everyday sense.
Am o problemă cu telefonul.
I have a problem with my phone.
Nu e nicio problemă.
There’s no problem.
A apărut o problemă neașteptată.
An unexpected problem came up.
#129 · Noun · NOUN
In Romanian, problemă means “problem, difficulty”. It’s the #129 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A common feminine noun meaning a difficulty, issue, or problem; also used in math and in discussions about a matter or question.
neutralMost common everyday sense.
I have a problem with my phone.
There’s no problem.
An unexpected problem came up.
Used for a topic to be discussed or solved.
This is an important issue for the city.
The matter will be discussed tomorrow.
Common in math and school contexts.
The students solved a math problem.
We need to do the exercise on page 12.
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 3 forms cover about 93% of everyday use — learn these first.
| plural definite | problemele | |
|---|---|---|
| plural indefinite | probleme | |
| singular definite | problema | |
| singular indefinite | problemă | |
| genitive dative plural | problemelor | |
| genitive dative singular | problemei |
Am o problemă cu internetul.
I have a problem with the internet.
problemă - Everyday use.
Nu e o problemă să vin mai devreme.
It’s not a problem for me to come earlier.
problemă - Common fixed-type phrasing.
A rezolvat problema foarte repede.
He/She solved the problem very quickly.
problema - Definite form in context.