avea — to have
avea is the #7 most common word in Romanian, a verb. It means “to have” and is pronounced /aˈve̯a/.
#7frequency rank
1.65%of everyday Romanian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of avea
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| are | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| avut | past participle | had |
| aibă | he/she · subjunctive | (that) he/she/they have |
| aibe | he/she · subjunctive | (that) he/she/they have |
| având | -ing form | having |
| am | I · singular · present | I have |
| ai | you · singular · present | you have |
| avem | we · plural · present | we have |
| aveți | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) have |
| au | they · plural · present | they have |
| aveam | I · singular · imperfect | I had |
| aveai | you · singular · imperfect | you had |
| avea | he/she · singular · imperfect | he/she had |
| aveam | we · plural · imperfect | we had |
| aveați | you (pl.) · plural · imperfect | you (pl.) had |
| aveau | they · plural · imperfect | they had |
| avui | I · singular · past | I had |
| avuși | you · singular · past | you had |
| avu | he/she · singular · past | he/she had |
| avurăm | we · plural · past | we had |
| avurăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) had |
| avură | they · plural · past | they had |
| avusem | I · singular · past perfect | I had had |
| avuseși | you · singular · past perfect | you had had |
| avuse | he/she · singular · past perfect | he/she had had |
| avuserăm | we · plural · past perfect | we had had |
| avuserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past perfect | you (pl.) had had |
| avuseră | they · plural · past perfect | they had had |
| ai | you · singular · command | have! |
| aveți | you (pl.) · plural · command | have! (to several) |
| verb | auxiliary verb | |
| a | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| am | we · plural · present | we have |
| ați | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) have |
| aș | I · singular · present | I have |
| ar | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| ar | they · plural · present | they have |