pleca
/pleˈka/
To leave (depart) in Romanian is pleca.
The verb pleca is used specifically for the act of departing or setting off. If you mean leaving an object behind, you would use a different word, such as lăsa. When expressing the idea of leaving from a specific place like here, you use the preposition de with aici to say pleacă de aici.
Meaning: to depart (intransitive) (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The first-person singular present tense of pleca is plec (I leave). The third-person singular present tense is pleacă (he/she/it leaves). The past participle is plecat, which is used to form perfect tenses or can function as an adjective meaning 'left' or 'departed'.
How do you pronounce it?
/pleˈka/
Did you know?
- While pleca means 'to leave' in Romanian, its distant cousins in Spanish llegar and Portuguese chegar mean 'to arrive'.
Examples in context
- Ei pot pleca mâine.They may leave tomorrow.This sentence shows how to use pleca to express the possibility of leaving tomorrow.Tatoeba #4991259 by fathe, translation #2163192 by Source_VOA
- La ce oră vei pleca?What time will you leave?This sentence uses pleca to ask about the time of departure.Tatoeba #6546268 by fathe, translation #18072 by CK
- Când vei pleca de aici?When will you leave here?This sentence uses pleca to ask about leaving a specific location.Tatoeba #6543383 by fathe, translation #16756 by CK
- Vă mulțumesc pentru invitație, dar trebuie să plec acum.Thank you for the invitation, but I must leave now.
- Haide, plecăm de aici și mergem să luăm o cafea.Come on, let's leave here and go grab a coffee.
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Example conversation
Maria and Alexandru are at a party and are getting ready to go home.
- MariaAlexandru, cred că e timpul să pleca.Alexandru, I think it is time to leave.
- AlexandruAi dreptate, sunt foarte obosit.You are right, I am very tired.
- MariaVrei să pleca acum sau mai așteptăm puțin?Do you want to leave now or wait a bit more?
- AlexandruHai să pleca imediat.Let's leave immediately.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “leave” translations and entries pleca, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries pleca, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
