to kill, to cause the death of a living being
direct and strong; used in factual, literary, legal, and everyday contexts
a ucide un om
to kill a person
a ucide un animal
to kill an animal
a ucide din greșeală
to kill by accident
#190 · Verb · VERB
In Romanian, ucide means “to kill, to cause the death of a living being”. It’s the #190 most frequently used Romanian word. Below you’ll find how to use it, its forms, real example sentences, and common word pairings.
A ucide means to kill, to cause death. It is a strong, direct verb used for people, animals, and figuratively for abstract things like hope or curiosity.
neutraldirect and strong; used in factual, literary, legal, and everyday contexts
to kill a person
to kill an animal
to kill by accident
often with abstract nouns
the heat kills your energy
curiosity is killing him
it kills their hopes
Ranked by how often each form shows up in spoken Romanian. The top 3 forms cover about 84% of everyday use — learn these first.
| Tense | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present | ucid | ucizi | ucide | ucidem | ucideți | ucid |
| Imperfect | ucideam | ucideai | ucidea | ucideam | ucideați | ucideau |
| Perfect compus | am ucis | ai ucis | a ucis | am ucis | ați ucis | au ucis |
| Future | voi ucide | vei ucide | va ucide | vom ucide | veți ucide | vor ucide |
| Conditional | aș ucide | ai ucide | ar ucide | am ucide | ați ucide | ar ucide |
| Subjunctive | să ucid | să ucizi | să ucidă | să ucidem | să ucideți | să ucidă |
Accidentul a ucis doi oameni.
The accident killed two people.
a ucis - past tense example
Nu vreau să ucid niciun animal.
I don't want to kill any animal.
ucid - present tense example
Violenta ucide, nu rezolvă nimic.
Violence kills; it doesn't solve anything.
ucide - general statement