# ruga

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #72 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A ask, request, or beg; also used in the reflexive form a se ruga = to pray.

## Meanings

- **to ask politely; to request** — standard everyday use, often with a direct object or clause
- **to beg; to implore** — stronger, more emotional than a simple request
- **to pray** — usually reflexive: a se ruga

## Example sentences

- Te rog să vorbești mai încet. — _Please speak more quietly._
- L-am rugat să mă aștepte. — _I asked him to wait for me._
- Se roagă înainte de culcare. — _He/She prays before going to sleep._

## Forms

rog, rugat, rugăm, ruga, rugam, rugați, rugandu, rugată, rugase

## Nearby words by frequency

- [foarte](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/foarte)
- [cel](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cel)
- [acolo](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acolo)
- [despre](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/despre)
- [uita](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/uita)
- [sau](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sau)
- [nimic](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nimic)
- [rău](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/r%C4%83u)
- [an](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/an)
- [duce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/duce)
- [vorbi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vorbi)
- [domn](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/domn)

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