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avea

/aˈve̯a/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin habēre (“have, hold, possess”), probably from a Proto-Italic *haβēō, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰ- (“to grab, to take”).

verb a avea 2nd conjugation · are · avut · aibă · aibe · a avea

transitive to have Eu am o soră.
accusative, often, reflexive, with cu to stand a se avea bine/rău (cu cineva)
auxiliary Used with past participles to form the compound perfect tense.: to have (done) Eu te-am văzut pe tine.
auxiliary Used with a subjunctive to form a variant of the future tense. Am să te vizitez odată.
auxiliary Used with an infinitive to form the conditional present tense. Aș face-o dacă aș putea.
auxiliary Used with fi and a past participle to form the conditional perfect tense. Aș fi venit dacă aș fi avut timp.
auxiliary Used with de and a past participle: to have to Nu ai de făcut asta dacă nu vrei

In English

be used to state the age of a subject in years
would indicating an action or state that is conditional on another
have 1. to possess
obtain ''(obsolete in English)'' to hold; to keep, possess or occupy
possess to have (something) as, or as if as, an owner

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@misc{avea_2026,
  title = {avea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/avea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}