# pune

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #95 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A very common Romanian verb meaning to place, put, set, or apply something somewhere or onto something. It is also used in many fixed everyday expressions.

## Meanings

- **to put, place, lay** — the basic physical sense of moving something to a location
- **to set, install, attach** — used for devices, appointments, rules, labels, and similar practical actions
- **to apply, apply on/to** — used for substances, makeup, pressure, or effort
- **to bet, stake** — common in contexts of games, gambling, or figurative risk

## Example sentences

- Pune cartea pe masă. — _Put the book on the table._
- Îmi pun geaca și ies. — _I'm putting on my jacket and going out._
- Nu pune probleme acum. — _Don't create problems now._

## Forms

pune, pus, pun, pui, punem, pună, puneți, pusă, puse, punea, puși, punând, puneau, punându, pusese, puneai

## Nearby words by frequency

- [br](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/br)
- [pleca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pleca)
- [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)
- [sigur](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sigur)
- [prea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prea)
- [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)

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