nebun
[neˈbun]masculine
The Romanian word for crazy is nebun.
The term is used to describe someone who is insane or demented. To express extreme levels of insanity, people often use the informal phrases nebunie curată for pure craziness or nebunie totală for total craziness. If you wish to describe something that is mind-boggling or astounding in a more formal way, the word năucitor is more appropriate.
Meaning: insane, demented (adj)
Which one should you use?
The word nebun can function as both an adjective meaning crazy and a noun referring to an insane or eccentric person. Other nouns that can refer to such a person include nebună and sonat.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective nebun must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies. The masculine singular form is nebun, and the feminine singular form is nebună. For plural forms, use nebuni for masculine plural and nebune for feminine plural. The related noun meaning madness or craziness is nebunie.
Did you know?
- In a game of chess, the bishop is called nebun in Romanian, which literally translates to 'crazy person'.
- In informal speech, calling someone nebun can be a term of endearment or a way to describe a daring and adventurous person.
- The feminine form nebună can be used both to describe a woman who is insane and to describe an object that is peculiarly or strangely shaped.
Examples in context
- Acel om e nebun.That man's crazy.This sentence illustrates the use of nebun to describe a man.Tatoeba #8979921 by elenacristina260, translation #8978599 by CK
- El este complet nebun.He's stark crazy.This sentence shows how to use nebun to express that someone is stark crazy.Tatoeba #6635591 by elenacristina260, translation #2872712 by sacredceltic
- Iubirea este o nebunie.Love is crazy.This sentence uses the noun form nebunie to describe the nature of love.Tatoeba #6587420 by CataG, translation #1817800 by menyo
- Petrecerea a fost nebunie curată!The party was pure craziness!
- N-aș fi crezut că se putea ajunge la o nebunie totală atât de repede!I couldn't believe we reached such total craziness so quickly!
- Prietenul meu are un șurub în capMy friend has a screw in his head
- E mereu cu capul în noriHe is always with his head in the clouds
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Example conversation
Elena and Gabriel are discussing a very strange movie they just watched.
- ElenaNu pot să cred finalul filmului!I can't believe the end of the movie!
- GabrielDa, personajul principal este nebun.Yes, the main character is crazy.
- ElenaTotul a fost prea ciudat.Everything was too strange.
- GabrielA fost un scenariu nebun, Gabriel crede asta.It was a crazy script, Gabriel thinks so.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “crazy” translations and entries nebun, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries nebun, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
