# sti

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #199 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A ști means to know facts, how to do something, or to be aware of something. It is an irregular, very common verb in Romanian.

## Meanings

- **to know a fact or information** — basic mental knowledge; often with ce, unde, când, cine, de ce
- **to know how to do something** — ability or skill; often followed by a verb in the subjunctive or an infinitive-like idea
- **to be aware of / to realize** — often in expressions like a ști că / a ști că...

## Example sentences

- Știu răspunsul. — _I know the answer._
- Tu știi deja acest lucru? — _Do you already know this?_
- Nu știa unde sunt cheile. — _He/She didn't know where the keys were._
- Vom ști mâine rezultatul. — _We will know the result tomorrow._

## Forms

stim, stiut, sti, stiam, stiai, stiau, stia, stiți

## Nearby words by frequency

- [nici_un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nici_un)
- [doamnă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/doamn%C4%83)
- [față](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fa%C8%9B%C4%83)
- [fapt](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fapt)
- [arăta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ar%C4%83ta)
- [niște](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ni%C8%99te)
- [prinde](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/prinde)
- [mână](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/m%C3%A2n%C4%83)
- [treabă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/treab%C4%83)
- [vino](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vino)
- [trimite](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trimite)
- [folosi](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/folosi)

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