Romanian

Verb

a avea ‎(third-person singular present are, past participle avut) 2nd conj.

1. (transitive) to have

   Eu am o soră.‎

   I have a sister.

2. (reflexive, accusative, often with cu) to stand

   a se avea bine/rău (cu cineva)‎

   to be on good/bad terms (with someone)

3. (auxiliary) Used to form other tenses.
   1. Used with past participles to form the compound perfect tense.: to have (done)

      Eu te-am văzut pe tine.‎

      I have seen you.

      Te-a văzut pe tine?‎

      Has he seen you?

   2. Used with a subjunctive to form a variant of the future tense.

      Am să te vizitez odată.‎

      I will visit you sometime.

   3. Used with an infinitive to form the conditional present tense.

      Aș face-o dacă aș putea.‎

      I would do it if I could.

      Ai vrea să vii cu mine?‎

      Would you like to come with me?

   4. Used with fi and a past participle to form the conditional perfect tense.

      Aș fi venit dacă aș fi avut timp.‎

      I would have come if I had time.

Usage notes

• The verb avea has three conjugations, shown below: one when used as a full verb or to form the future tense (el/ea are), one when forming the compound perfect tense (el/ea a) and one when forming the conditional present and past tenses (el/ea ar).

Conjugation

Derived terms

• avere
• avut
• avuție
• înavuți