vară
/ˈva.rə/feminine
The Romanian word for "summer" is vară.
vară is used to refer to the hottest season of the year.
Meaning: hottest season (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
vară is a feminine noun. Its plural form is verile (the summers), and its genitive/dative singular form is unei veri (of a summer). When you want to use the word as a temporal adverbial meaning "in summer" or "during the summer", use the accusative form vara.
How do you pronounce it?
The word has two syllables, with the stress on the first syllable. It is pronounced /ˈva.rə/.
Did you know?
- In traditional Romanian folklore, the 'summer solstice' is associated with the Sânziene, mythical fairies who bring health and prosperity.
- While vară means 'summer' today, it comes from the Latin word vēr, which actually meant 'spring'.
- Romanian speakers use the term vară in the expression a fi ca vara și ca iarna, meaning 'to be as different as summer and winter'.
Examples in context
- Vizitați locul în vară.Visit the place in summer.This example shows how to use vară to specify a time for a visit.Tatoeba #13771973 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13771971 by Ioan_Cristian
- Îmi place ploaia de vară.I love summer rain.This example uses vară to describe a specific type of rain.Tatoeba #5025241 by elenacristina260, translation #1510157 by CK
- Când începe vacanța de vară?When does summer break start?This example uses vară to refer to summer break.Tatoeba #10727986 by CataG, translation #9337654 by DJ_Saidez
- Îmi place vara, pentru că pot merge la plajă și pot călători în vacanță.I like summer because I can go to the beach and travel on vacation.
- Hai la mare în vară!Let's go to the beach in summer!
- Cât de repede trece vara!How quickly summer goes by!
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Sources
- Wiktionary, “summer” translations and entries vară, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries vară, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
