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de

/de/

Rhymes with -e

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin dē, from Proto-Italic *dē, from Proto-Indo-European *déh₁, from *de + *-h₁.

conjunction дє · де · dă · di

informal, literary if
Similar: dacă, să
with the optative mood if only
informal that (to the effect that) Am așteptat de ne-am plictisit.
Similar: încât, că
archaic while (whereas, despite the fact that)
Similar: chiar dacă, deși, cu toate că

preposition дє · де · dă · di

with accusative of Beau o ceașcă de ceai.
with accusative, before spatial adverbs and prepositions Indicates source of motion: from. Apa picură de sus.
with accusative, before spatial adverbs and prepositions Indicates source of origin: from. Mâncarea de acolo e bună.
with accusative, with adverbs/prepositions/conjunctions of time or precisely referenced time related nouns of, from, ’s Ziua de mâine va fi mai bună decât ziua de azi.
with accusative for (intended for a certain destination) În magazin hainele de bărbați sunt în stânga, iar cele de femei în dreapta.
with accusative Introduces a measure or a measurable or describable trait: of Suma este de zece lei.
with accusative Introduces the doer of a passive verb or participle: by. Programul este susținut de statul român.
with accusative Introduces the author of a work: by.
with accusative Connects a cardinal numeral who is a multiple of 100 or whose tens are greater than 1 to the determinated noun. În cont sunt două sute șaisprezece lei și patruzeci și patru de bani.
with accusative Connects most adverbs other than certain basic ones to the determined adjectives or adverbs. Sunt nemaipomenit de atent să ajung suficient de devreme.
with accusative Follows certain adverbs of position (as well as the temporal adverb înainte) to form prepositional phrases. Este bine să locuiești aproape de centrul orașului.
with accusative Marks the point of action of a force of grip: by. Nu lua iepurele de urechi.
with accusative for, because of, out of La ora șase încă eram buimac de somn.
Similar: de la, din cauza
informal, with accusative, in the negative Indicates the cause of a hindrance, physical or otherwise: because of Unii oameni stau în ușă fără să își dea seama că alții nu pot trece de ei.
with accusative Forms an adverbial numeral with ori or dăți. De câte ori a bătut ceasul? De șase ori.
with accusative Precedes numbers and letters when they are themselves counted. Dacă ai un opt, o să îți trebuiască trei de zece ca să îți iasă media zece.
with accusative, after indications of position or before numerals than Puține orașe se află mai jos de nivelul mării.
with accusative Marks the starting point of a state or recurring event: since, starting, as of. de acum încolo
with accusative Marks the duration of a state or recurring event persisting to the present: for, in Compania noastră este prezentă în România de șase ani.
with accusative, of festive dates on De Anul Nou sau de 1 Mai se petrece.
informal, with accusative Against a sum of money or the equivalent value of something. De cincizeci de lei am luat cafea și de restul zahăr.
informal, with accusative synonym of despre (“about, of”) Ce știe lumea de economie?
Similar: despre
informal, with accusative Connects an often negative qualifier to a noun or pronoun: of a. Aici stă un nesuferit de moș.
with accusative Stands between two repetitions of a unit of time to mark it as an interval of regular repetition: by. zi de zi
colloquial, with accusative Stands between two reduplications of a noun, with the resulting construction signifying that said noun is distinguished in its class in an impressive way. Am văzut azi la magazin pantofi de pantofi. Bine, aveau și niște prețuri de prețuri.
with accusative Indicates a specific train by its origin station. Trenul de Timișoara face cincisprezece ore până la Iași.
with accusative Indicates the recipients of an equal distribution: per. Rația e de 2 litri de apă de persoană.

pronoun дє · де · dă · di

feminine, indeclinable, informal, masculine, neuter, regional Relative pronoun: who, whom, to whom.
Similar: care

In English

on at the date of
of containing, comprising or made from
from with the source or provenance of or at
by indicates the agent of a passive verb

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@misc{de_2026,
  title = {de},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/de},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}