# tot

**Part of speech:** PRON  
**Frequency rank:** #32 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

High-frequency Romanian word meaning “all / every / the whole,” depending on context. It can function as a pronoun, determiner, adverb, and in fixed patterns such as tot + verb (“keeps on…”, “still…”).

## Meanings

- **all, everything, the whole amount** — Used for totality with plural nouns, mass nouns, or as a standalone pronoun.
- **every, each, all the** — Determiner before a noun, often with a sense of completeness.
- **still, yet, even now; keeps on** — In colloquial and neutral speech, often with verbs to show continuation or persistence.

## Example sentences

- Am citit tot articolul. — _I read the whole article._
- Tot orașul vorbește despre asta. — _The whole city is talking about it._
- Tot așteptăm răspunsul. — _We are still waiting for the answer._
- Tot ce spui contează. — _Everything you say matters._

## Forms

totul, tot, toți, toate, toții, tuturor, totu, toată

## Nearby words by frequency

- [ca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ca)
- [spune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/spune)
- [meu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/meu)
- [dar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dar)
- [trebui](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/trebui)
- [său](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/s%C4%83u)
- [din](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/din)
- [care](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/care)
- [aici](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/aici)
- [ști](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C8%99ti)
- [lui](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/lui)
- [dacă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dac%C4%83)

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