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### Expressing Probability with "Poate că" and "Probabil că"

When you want to express doubt, likelihood, or probability about a situation, Romanian uses phrases like **poate că** (maybe) and **probabil că** (probably).

A helpful feature of these expressions is that they are followed by the **indicative mood**—the normal present, past, and future tenses you already know. Unlike some other expressions of doubt or necessity, you do not need to use the subjunctive mood here.

Use **poate că** to state that something might happen, such as a personal decision or a future event.

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For situations that are highly likely, use **probabil că**. You can use these phrases with any tense to speculate about current trends or past events.

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### Verbs of Assumption

Similarly, when you make assumptions or express how things appear to you, you can use verbs like **a presupune** (to assume) or phrases like **mi se pare** (it seems to me). Just like the adverbs above, these are followed by **că** (that) and a standard indicative verb.

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### Discussing Trends and Society

You will frequently use these structures of probability and assumption when discussing broader topics, such as the economy, society, and technological evolution. Combine them with descriptive adjectives to share your outlook.

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Expressing probability (poate că, probabil că)

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
maybe	poate că
to resign	demisiona
Maybe I will resign tomorrow.	Poate că o să demisionez mâine.
probably	probabil că
the economy	economia
Probably the economy is developing well.	Probabil că economia se dezvoltă bine.
to assume	presupune
the change	schimbarea
negative	negativ
He assumes that the change is something negative.	El presupune că schimbarea este ceva negativ.
to influence	influența
positive	pozitiv
the society	societatea
Maybe the internet positively influences the society.	Poate că internetul influențează pozitiv societatea.
Probably the boss resigned yesterday.	Probabil că șeful a demisionat ieri.
It seems to me that the change influences the economy.	Mi se pare că schimbarea influențează economia.
I assume that it will rain tonight.	Presupun că o să plouă diseară.
the evolution	evoluția
The evolution of this company is positive.	Evoluția acestei companii este pozitivă.
Maybe the evolution of the situation is negative.	Poate că evoluția situației este negativă.
technological	tehnologic
Probably the society accepts technological progress.	Probabil că societatea acceptă progresul tehnologic.
Maybe she assumes that he is resigning.	Poate că ea presupune că el demisionează.
The technological equipment is very expensive.	Echipamentul tehnologic este foarte scump.
Probably he had already understood the change.	Probabil că el înțelesese deja schimbarea.