# un

**Part of speech:** DET  
**Frequency rank:** #17 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Romanian indefinite article/determiner meaning “a” or “an”, and also the numeral “one” in some contexts. It agrees with the noun in gender and number: un băiat, o fată, niște copii.

## Meanings

- **a / an; one** — Used before a singular masculine noun; can also express the number one.
- **a / an** — Used as the feminine singular form in agreement with feminine nouns: o.
- **some / any** — In plural, the indefinite article idea is usually expressed with niște.

## Example sentences

- Am un frate. — _I have a brother._
- Vreau o cafea. — _I want a coffee._
- Este un profesor bun. — _He is a good teacher._

## Forms

o, un, unui, unei, unele, unor, unii, -un, -o

## Nearby words by frequency

- [că](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/c%C4%83)
- [la](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/la)
- [în](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEn)
- [vrea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/vrea)
- [pe](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pe)
- [cu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/cu)
- [acesta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acesta)
- [mai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai)
- [sine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine)
- [face](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/face)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/da)
- [putea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea)

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