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### Movement

| preposition | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| **prin** | through; around (a place) | *prin parc*, *prin oraș* |
| **peste** | over, across | *peste pod* |
| **spre** | towards | *spre casă* |
| **pe la** | around (a time); by (a place) | *pe la ora cinci* |

Like most prepositions, they take the noun without its article: *prin parc*, *spre casă*.

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### Peste with time

With a length of time, **peste** means *in* — from now: *peste o oră* (in an hour).

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### Because of, except

**Din cauza** (*because of*) and **cu excepția** (*except*) are followed by the genitive, like *în fața* and *în jurul*.

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### In the center of, instead of

**În centrul** takes the genitive like *în fața*: *în centrul orașului*. **În loc de** takes a bare noun: *în loc de cafea*.

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Through, over, towards (prin, peste, spre)

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
through; around (a place)	prin
We walk through the park.	Ne plimbăm prin parc.
The train passes through the town.	Trenul trece prin oraș.
over, across; in (time: "in an hour")	peste
We go over the bridge.	Mergem peste pod.
I'm coming in an hour.	Vin peste o oră.
In two days I'm leaving on vacation.	Peste două zile plec în vacanță.
towards	spre
We're heading home.	Mergem spre casă.
The car is going towards the center.	Mașina merge spre centru.
around (a time), by (a place)	pe la
I'll come around five o'clock.	Vin pe la ora cinci.
Will you stop by my place tomorrow?	Treci pe la mine mâine?
because of	din cauza
I stayed home because of the weather.	Am stat acasă din cauza vremii.
I didn't sleep because of the noise.	Nu am dormit din cauza zgomotului.
except (for)	cu excepția
Everyone came, except Ion.	Toți au venit, cu excepția lui Ion.
I like all fruit except the banana.	Îmi plac toate fructele, cu excepția bananei.
in the center of	în centrul
We live in the center of the city.	Locuim în centrul orașului.
In the center of the city there are many stores.	În centrul orașului sunt multe magazine.
instead of	în loc de
I drink tea instead of coffee.	Beau ceai în loc de cafea.
We walk instead of taking the bus.	Mergem pe jos în loc de autobuz.

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