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When making strong guarantees—like in customer service or business agreements—you often need to say that a promise stands whatever the circumstances. English uses "whatever happens" or "whoever calls". Romanian builds these "no matter what" clauses with a word starting with **ori-**.

### Two ways to say it

The most common form puts the verb in the **conditional**: *orice s-ar întâmpla* (whatever may happen), *oricine ar suna* (whoever may call). Just as natural, and a little more direct, is the plain **present indicative**: *orice se întâmplă*, *oricine sună*. This lesson practices the indicative.

| conditional | indicative |
|---|---|
| *Orice s-ar întâmpla, vă ajutăm.* | *Orice se întâmplă, vă ajutăm.* |
| *Oricine ar fi vinovat, plătim noi.* | *Oricine este vinovat, plătim noi.* |

Do not use **să** here: *orice să se întâmple* is not standard Romanian.

### Orice: whatever

**Orice** (whatever) stands on its own as a pronoun ("whatever happens") or before a noun as an adjective ("whatever malfunction"). It is the natural way to refund (**a rambursa**) or remedy something unconditionally.

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### Time and place: oricând and oriunde

The same pattern works with **oricând** (whenever) and **oriunde** (wherever): you can promise assistance (**asistența**) whenever and wherever an issue is reported.

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### People: oricine

For people, use **oricine** (whoever)—useful when you need to resolve (**a soluționa**) an issue or compensate (**a despăgubi**) a client, whoever is at fault or whoever filed the report.

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### Clause order

The ori- clause usually opens the sentence, so the promise is unconditional from the first word. Placed at the very end, it adds emphasis.

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Concessive-conditional clauses with the indicative (orice se întâmplă)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
to refund	rambursa
unconditionally	necondiționat
Whatever happens, we will refund your money unconditionally.	Orice se întâmplă, o să vă rambursăm banii necondiționat.
the malfunction	defecțiunea
to ascertain	constata
to remedy	remedia
Whatever malfunction you find, we can remedy it for free.	Orice defecțiune constatați, noi putem să o remediem gratuit.
to report (an issue, flag)	semnala
the assistance	asistența
Whenever you report the problem, our assistance helps you.	Oricând semnalați problema, asistența noastră vă ajută.
to resolve	soluționa
to compensate	despăgubi
Whoever makes the complaint, we must resolve the case and compensate the client.	Oricine face reclamația, trebuie să soluționăm cazul și să despăgubim clienta.
to provide	furniza
Whatever information the boss asks for, provide it to her unconditionally!	Orice informație cere șefa, furnizați-i-o necondiționat!
Whoever is guilty, the company will refund you the amount and compensate you.	Oricine este vinovat, compania o să vă ramburseze suma și o să vă despăgubească.
Whatever malfunction happens, our team must remedy it immediately.	Orice defecțiune apare, echipa noastră trebuie să o remedieze imediat.
Wherever you are, our assistance can resolve the situation quickly.	Oriunde sunteți, asistența noastră poate să soluționeze rapid situația.
Whatever error you ascertain in the document, please report it via e-mail.	Orice eroare constatați în document, vă rugăm să o semnalați pe e-mail.
Whoever ascertains a shortage, we will provide the necessary material.	Oricine constată o lipsă, noi o să furnizăm materialul necesar.
Provide us the assistance immediately, whatever happens!	Să ne furnizați asistența imediat, orice se întâmplă!
no matter (+ what / who / whether)	indiferent
No matter what you say, I'm leaving.	Indiferent ce spui, eu plec.
No matter who calls, don't answer!	Indiferent cine sună, nu răspunde!
I'm coming to the party whether or not it rains.	Vin la petrecere, indiferent dacă plouă.
No matter how much it cost, the company will refund your money.	Indiferent cât a costat, compania vă rambursează banii.

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