fi — to be
fi is the #5 most common word in Romanian, a verb. It means “to be” and is pronounced /fi/.
#5frequency rank
2.86%of everyday Romanian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of fi
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| este | he/she · singular · present | he/she is |
| e | he/she · singular · present | he/she is |
| fost | past participle | been |
| fie | he/she · subjunctive | (that) he/she/they be |
| fiind | -ing form | being |
| sunt | I · singular · present | I am |
| ești | you · singular · present | you are |
| suntem | we · plural · present | we are |
| sunteți | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) are |
| sunt | they · plural · present | they are |
| eram | I · singular · imperfect | I was |
| erai | you · singular · imperfect | you were |
| era | he/she · singular · imperfect | he/she was |
| eram | we · plural · imperfect | we were |
| erați | you (pl.) · plural · imperfect | you (pl.) were |
| erau | they · plural · imperfect | they were |
| fusei | I · singular · past | I was |
| fui | I · singular · past | I was |
| fuseși | you · singular · past | you were |
| fuși | you · singular · past | you were |
| fuse | he/she · singular · past | he/she was |
| fu | he/she · singular · past | he/she was |
| fuserăm | we · plural · past | we were |
| furăm | we · plural · past | we were |
| fuserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) were |
| furăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) were |
| fuseră | they · plural · past | they were |
| fură | they · plural · past | they were |
| fusesem | I · singular · past perfect | I had been |
| fuseseși | you · singular · past perfect | you had been |
| fusese | he/she · singular · past perfect | he/she had been |
| fuseserăm | we · plural · past perfect | we had been |
| fuseserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past perfect | you (pl.) had been |
| fuseseră | they · plural · past perfect | they had been |
| fii | you · singular · command | be! |
| fiți | you (pl.) · plural · command | be! (to several) |
| hi | alternative, dialectal | to be |