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### The Long Infinitive (-re)

In Romanian, you can easily turn a verb into an abstract noun representing the action itself—like turning "to complete" into "the completion" or "to wait" into "the waiting". 

To do this, take the infinitive form of the verb and add the suffix **-re**. These are known as "long infinitive" nouns. All long infinitive nouns are feminine. To say "the [action]" (using the definite article), the final **-e** becomes **-ea**.

For example, from the verb *a completa* (to fill out), we get *completare* (filling out), and *completarea* (the filling out).

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### Actions and the Genitive Case

When you use an action noun, you usually need to state the object of that action—like "the signing *of the contract*" or "the verification *of the data*". In Romanian, this requires the Genitive case. 

Notice how the noun following the long infinitive is modified to show this "of" relationship.

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### Navigating Administrative Tasks

These long infinitive nouns are incredibly common when dealing with bureaucracy and administrative procedures. You will often hear them alongside standard administrative vocabulary like **ghișeul** (the counter) or **taxa** (the fee).

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### Expressing Time and Process

Because these nouns describe a process, they are perfect for talking about how long a procedure takes or the sequence of events. You can easily use them as the subject of a sentence, or place them after prepositions like **pentru** (for) and **după** (after). 

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Long infinitive nouns (-re)

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
the filling out	completarea
It is important to finish the completion of this form.	E important să termini completarea acestui formular.
the registration	înregistrarea
Do the registration now!	Fă înregistrarea acum!
the counter	ghișeul
Stand at counter number five!	Stai la ghișeul numărul cinci!
The counter is closed for half an hour.	Ghișeul este închis pentru o jumătate de oră.
the signing	semnarea
The signing of the contract is at counter two.	Semnarea contractului este la ghișeul doi.
I am waiting for the signing of this document.	Aștept semnarea acestui document.
the verification	verificarea
The verification of the data is the hardest step.	Verificarea datelor este cel mai greu pas.
It is good to do the verification again.	E bine să faci verificarea din nou.
the fee	taxa
Where must I pay the fee?	Unde trebuie să plătesc taxa?
This fee is quite big.	Această taxă este destul de mare.
The registration in the system is easy.	Înregistrarea în sistem este ușoară.
the request	cererea
I called him for the registration of the application.	L-am sunat pentru înregistrarea cererii.
The clerk accepted my request.	Funcționarul a acceptat cererea mea.
We need your application.	Avem nevoie de cererea dumneavoastră.
the resolution	rezolvarea
The resolution of the situation is a priority.	Rezolvarea situației este o prioritate.
We are looking for a solution for resolving the problem.	Căutăm o soluție pentru rezolvarea problemei.
the waiting	așteptarea
The wait was rather long.	Așteptarea a fost cam lungă.
I have no patience for this wait.	Nu am răbdare pentru această așteptare.
the receiving	primirea
After receipt of the answer, come home!	După primirea răspunsului, vino acasă!
I sent an email for the receipt of the invoice.	Am trimis un e-mail pentru primirea facturii.
Completing the document at this counter is simple.	Completarea documentului la acest ghișeu este simplă.