trebui — to have to, must; to need
trebui is the #40 most common word in Romanian, a verb. It means “to have to, must; to need” and is pronounced /tre.buˈi/.
#40frequency rank
0.19%of everyday Romanian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of trebui
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trebuie | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| trebe | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| trebuiește | he/she · singular · present | he/she has |
| trebuit | past participle | had |
| trebuind | -ing form | having |
| trebuia | he/she · singular · imperfect | he/she had |
| trebui | he/she · singular · past | he/she had |
| trebuise | he/she · singular · past perfect | he/she had had |
| trebuiesc | I · singular · present | I have |
| trebuiești | you · singular · present | you have |
| trebuim | we · plural · present | we have |
| trebuiți | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) have |
| trebuiesc | they · plural · present | they have |
| trebuiam | I · singular · imperfect | I had |
| trebuiai | you · singular · imperfect | you had |
| trebuiam | we · plural · imperfect | we had |
| trebuiați | you (pl.) · plural · imperfect | you (pl.) had |
| trebuiau | they · plural · imperfect | they had |
| trebuii | I · singular · past | I had |
| trebuiși | you · singular · past | you had |
| trebuirăm | we · plural · past | we had |
| trebuirăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) had |
| trebuiră | they · plural · past | they had |
| trebuisem | I · singular · past perfect | I had had |
| trebuiseși | you · singular · past perfect | you had had |
| trebuiserăm | we · plural · past perfect | we had had |
| trebuiserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past perfect | you (pl.) had had |
| trebuiseră | they · plural · past perfect | they had had |
| trebuiește | you · singular · command | have! |
| trebuiți | you (pl.) · plural · command | have! (to several) |
| trebui | I · singular · present | I have |
| trebui | you · singular · present | you have |
| trebuie | they · plural · present | they have |
| trebuie | you · singular · command | have! |