How to Say "The Time" in Romanian

timpul

In Romanian, "the time" is translated as timpul.

timpul is used to refer to a specific or defined period or moment. When used within the phrase tot timpul, it means "all the time" or "constantly".

What does it mean word for word?

timpul is a combination of the noun timp (time) and the definite article suffix -ul (the).

Use the bare noun timp when discussing the general concept of time, whereas timpul is used when referring to a specific or defined time.

timpul is the masculine singular definite noun.

While timpul refers to the flow of existence, Romanians use the word vreme to refer to 'time' when it specifically means 'weather'.
While English uses 'the time' to ask for the clock reading, Romanians often ask Ce ora este? (What hour is it?) instead of using the word for 'time'.
The word timpul is a cognate of the English word 'tempo', as both derive from the Latin 'tempus'.

Tom este ocupat tot timpul.
Tom is busy all the time.
This sentence shows how to use timpul in the expression 'all the time'.
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Câinele meu latră tot timpul.
My dog barks all the time.
This sentence demonstrates the use of timpul in the phrase 'all the time'.
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Va veni timpul când vei regreta.
The time will come when you'll regret it.
This sentence shows how to use timpul when referring to a specific moment in the future.
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Scuzați-mă, care este ora?
Excuse me, what time is it?
Vă rog să-mi spuneți ora exactă.
Please tell me the exact time.
Ce oră e?
What time is it?
Pot să-mi spui ceasul?
Can you tell me the time?
Ce oră e? / E ora unu și un sfert.
What time is it? / It is one fifteen.
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