verde
/ˈver.de/
The Romanian word for green is verde.
verde is used to describe something that has the colour green. It can function as both an adjective to describe nouns and as a noun to refer to the colour itself.
Meaning: having green as its colour (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, verde is invariant. This means it does not change its ending to match masculine, feminine, singular or plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈver.de/. The stress is on the first of the two syllables.
Did you know?
- While verde means green, the Romanian word for a 'greenhouse' is seră, which has no linguistic connection to the color green.
- The Romanian word verde is a distant cousin to the English word 'verdure', which refers to the lush greenness of vegetation.
- In Romanian, if someone is described as verde, it can mean they are inexperienced or naive, similar to the English expression 'green' for a newcomer.
Examples in context
- Am băut niște ceai verde.I drank some green tea.This sentence is useful for seeing verde used to describe a type of tea.Tatoeba #9636212 by elenacristina260, translation #6356385 by CK
- Broasca verde sări în fața prințesei.The green frog jumped in front of the princess.This sentence shows verde as an adjective describing a frog.Tatoeba #13813245 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13813241 by Ioan_Cristian
- LED-ul routerului este verde sau roșu?Is the LED on the router green or red?This sentence illustrates verde being used to describe the colour of an LED light.Tatoeba #13848883 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13848881 by Ioan_Cristian
- Frunzele copacului sunt verzi.The leaves of the tree are green.
- Am cumpărat o masă verde pentru sufragerie.I bought a green table for the living room.
- Ochii ei sunt un frumos verde smarald.Her eyes are a beautiful emerald green.
- Îmi place tricoul acesta verzui.I like this greenish t-shirt.
- Cum ai obținut această nuanță de verde în pictură?How did you achieve this shade of green in the painting?
- Broasca din grădină are o culoare verzui-strălucitoare.The garden frog has a shiny greenish color.
- 17 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Gabriel and Ioana are looking at a garden.
- GabrielUite acea mașină verde de acolo!Look at that green car over there!
- IoanaDa, este o culoare foarte frumoasă.Yes, it is a very beautiful color.
- GabrielÎmi place cum merge cu verdele ierbii.I like how it goes with the green of the grass.
- IoanaSunt de acord, arată super!I agree, it looks great!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “green” translations and entries verde, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries verde, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
