Așteaptă o secundă.

a (feminine)

Breakdown of Așteaptă o secundă.

• a aștepta: to wait
• secunda: the second (unit of time)

Questions & Answers about Așteaptă o secundă.

What does așteaptă mean by itself, and what form is it?

Așteaptă here means wait!

In this sentence, it is the imperative form of the verb a aștepta = to wait.

So:

• a aștepta = to wait
• așteaptă! = wait!

In context, Așteaptă o secundă. means Wait a second.

Also, this form is used for singular informal commands, so you would say it to one person you address as you in a casual way.

Is Așteaptă o secundă. formal or informal?

It is informal singular.

Romanian, like many European languages, distinguishes between:

• informal singular = speaking to one person casually
• formal or plural = speaking politely to one person or to multiple people

So Așteaptă o secundă. is what you would say to:

• a friend
• a family member
• someone your age in a casual situation
• one person you are speaking to informally

If you want the formal/plural version, you would usually say:

• Așteptați o secundă. = Wait a second.

Why is it o secundă and not un secundă?