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### Looking for the Ideal: "Care să"

When searching for something specific—like the perfect apartment or job candidate—but you aren't sure it actually exists, Romanian uses a special structure. We describe these hypothetical requirements using **care să** followed by a verb in the subjunctive mood.

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### Specific vs. Indefinite

If the person or thing is definite or already exists, use the standard indicative mood.

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But when setting a requirement for someone or something indefinite ("someone who...", "an apartment that..."), use the subjunctive with **care să**.

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### Questions and Negative Statements

Because **care să** describes things that may not exist, it is mandatory after negative words like *niciun* (no/none) or *nimeni* (nobody). It is also used in questions when asking if *any* such thing exists (*vreun*).

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### Setting Requirements

When hunting for a home or interviewing candidates, use **care să** to state exactly what criteria your ideal choice must meet.

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Subjunctive relative clauses (care să)

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 tenant	chiriașul
I am looking for a tenant who is quiet.	Caut un chiriaș care să fie liniștit.
The tenant that I am looking for must be serious.	Chiriașul pe care îl caut trebuie să fie serios.
qualified	calificat
I cannot find any qualified candidate who would accept the salary.	Nu găsesc niciun candidat calificat care să accepte salariul.
I needed a qualified engineer in the company.	Aveam nevoie de un inginer calificat în companie.
available	disponibil
Is there any available apartment that has a balcony?	Există vreun apartament disponibil care să aibă un balcon?
This available position that we are offering is good.	Acest post disponibil pe care îl oferim este bun.
to fulfill	îndeplini
I want someone who fulfills every condition.	Vreau pe cineva care să îndeplinească fiecare condiție.
the criterion	criteriul
You must fulfill this criterion.	Trebuie să îndeplinești acest criteriu.
The criterion that you respect is important.	Criteriul pe care îl respecți este important.
to match	corespunde
I didn't know anyone who would match.	Nu cunoșteam pe nimeni care să corespundă.
His profile matches perfectly.	Profilul lui corespunde perfect.
to request (formally)	solicita
The client requests a contract that is clear.	Clientul solicită un contract care să fie clar.
I could not request this budget.	Nu puteam solicita acest buget.
competent	competent
I was looking for a competent person who could solve the problem.	Căutam o persoană competentă care să rezolve problema.
The boss that I had was competent.	Șeful pe care îl aveam era competent.
the flexibility	flexibilitatea
Flexibility is the quality that I appreciate.	Flexibilitatea este calitatea pe care o apreciez.
We are looking for a person who has the necessary flexibility.	Căutăm o persoană care să aibă flexibilitatea necesară.
to satisfy	satisface
It is hard to find a house that satisfies you.	Este greu să găsești o casă care să te satisfacă.
This result does not satisfy anyone in the team.	Acest rezultat nu satisface pe nimeni din echipă.