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fi

/fi/

Rhymes with -i

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin sum. The citation form and the f- conjugations come from Vulgar Latin *fīre < Latin fierī (“become”). Compare Aromanian hiu.

verb a fi 4th conjugation · este · e · fost · fie · a fi

with a predicate adjective or predicate nominative to be Ea este frumoasă.
with a predicate adjective and an indirect object to feel (to experience a certain condition) Îmi e frig.
to be it in a game of tag Leapșa, tu ești!
with a verb to be about to do something, to almost do something Eram să cad.

In English

be auxiliary: used to form the passive voice
phi Greek letter

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MLA

"fi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/fi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

fi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fi

Chicago

"fi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fi.

BibTeX

@misc{fi_2026,
  title = {fi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}