# să

**Part of speech:** PART  
**Frequency rank:** #5 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Romanian particle used mainly in subordinate clauses, very often with the subjunctive after verbs, expressions, and conjunctions. It helps form meanings like purpose, desire, possibility, recommendation, or indirect command.

## Meanings

- **to / that / so that, marking a subordinate clause often with the subjunctive** — Core grammatical use; English translation depends on context.
- **used after verbs of wanting, needing, recommending, hoping, allowing, or suggesting** — Often follows a verb that controls another clause.
- **used in set patterns expressing purpose, necessity, doubt, or indirect speech** — Very frequent in everyday Romanian.

## Example sentences

- Vreau să merg acasă. — _I want to go home._
- Am venit să te văd. — _I came to see you._
- Trebuie să terminăm acum. — _We have to finish now._

## Forms

să, s-

## Nearby words by frequency

- [avea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/avea)
- [nu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nu)
- [fi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fi)
- [de](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/de)
- [eu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/eu)
- [tu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/tu)
- [el](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/el)
- [ce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ce)
- [și](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99i)
- [că](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C4%83)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.