#117 · Verb · VERB

simți

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In Romanian, simți means “to feel physically or emotionally”. It’s the #117 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.

Meaning & Use

To feel; to perceive with the senses; to sense, notice, or experience an emotion or bodily state.

neutral

to feel physically or emotionally

The most common use: physical sensations, emotions, and general states.

simt frig

I feel cold

simt durere

I feel pain

simt bucurie

I feel joy

to sense, notice, perceive

Used when you become aware of something through instinct or the senses.

simt că ceva nu e în regulă

I feel that something is not right

simt miros de cafea

I smell coffee

simt o schimbare în aer

I sense a change in the air

to experience an impression or effect

Can describe how something affects you.

simt efectul medicamentului

I feel the effect of the medicine

simt oboseala după drum

I feel tired after the trip

Forms you’ll actually hear

Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 3 forms cover about 81% of everyday use — learn these first.

simt35%

simți33%

simțit12%

Show 10 more forms

simte11%

simțiți3%

simtă2%

simțim2%

simțea<1%

simțeau<1%

simțeai<1%

simțind<1%

simțită<1%

simțisem<1%

Conjugation

Infinitive: a simți
Past Participle: simțit
Gerund: simțind
Imperative Singular: simte
Imperative Plural: simțiți
Auxiliary: a avea
Reflexive: No
Transitivity: both

Tense	eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
Present	simt	simți	simte	simțim	simțiți	simt
Imperfect	simțeam	simțeai	simțea	simțeam	simțeați	simțeau
Perfect compus	am simțit	ai simțit	a simțit	am simțit	ați simțit	au simțit
Future	voi simți	vei simți	va simți	vom simți	veți simți	vor simți
Conditional	aș simți	ai simți	ar simți	am simți	ați simți	ar simți
Subjunctive	să simt	să simți	să simtă	să simțim	să simțiți	să simtă

Very common verb.
Can be literal (physical sensation) or figurative (emotion, intuition).

Examples

Mă simt bine astăzi.

I feel good today.

mă simt - Reflexive use: the subject describes their state.

Simt că va ploua.

I feel it will rain.

simt - Expresses an intuition or sense.

Ai simțit durerea?

Did you feel the pain?

ai simțit - Past event: perceiving a sensation.

In expressions

Common phrases built around simți — worth learning as whole units.

mă simt— I feel (+ how)

lit. “myself I-feel”

a se simți bine— to feel good, to feel well

lit. “to feel oneself well” · clitic marks the experiencer: mă simt bine (I), te simți bine (you)

Nearby words by frequency

ma#111 asa#112 regulă#113 copil#114 deci#115 grijă#116 iar#118 hai#119 haide#120 mulțumesc#121 fel#122 daca#123