Conjugation of a suna in Romanian
a sunato call (by phone); to ringregular
Prezentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sun | |
| tu | suni | |
| el/ea | sună | |
| noi | sunăm | |
| voi | sunați | |
| ei/ele | sună |
Common mistakes in the Prezent
- eu
eu sunăsunDon't use the third-person ending. First-person singular uses the bare stem: 'eu sun'. - ei/ele
ei sunasunăOmitting the diacritic changes the form to the infinitive. Third-person uses 'sună' (with ă).
Perfect compuspresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | am sunat | |
| tu | ai sunat | |
| el/ea | a sunat | |
| noi | am sunat | |
| voi | ați sunat | |
| ei/ele | au sunat |
Common mistakes in the Perfect compus
- eu
eu sunatam sunatThe compound past requires the auxiliary ('am') + participle: 'eu am sunat', not just the participle alone.
Imperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sunam | |
| tu | sunai | |
| el/ea | suna | |
| noi | sunam | |
| voi | sunați | |
| ei/ele | sunau |
Mai mult ca perfectpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sunasem | |
| tu | sunaseși | |
| el/ea | sunase | |
| noi | sunaserăm | |
| voi | sunaserăți | |
| ei/ele | sunaseră |
Common mistakes in the Mai mult ca perfect
- eu
eu am sunatsunasemWhen you mean pluperfect ('had called'), use the pluperfect form 'sunasem' (not the present perfect 'am sunat').
Viitorfuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | voi suna | |
| tu | vei suna | |
| el/ea | va suna | |
| noi | vom suna | |
| voi | veți suna | |
| ei/ele | vor suna |
Condiționalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | aș suna | |
| tu | ai suna | |
| el/ea | ar suna | |
| noi | am suna | |
| voi | ați suna | |
| ei/ele | ar suna |
Conjunctivsubjunctive
Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | să sun | |
| tu | să suni | |
| el/ea | să sune | |
| noi | să sunăm | |
| voi | să sunați | |
| ei/ele | să sune |
Imperativ
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sună | |
| el/ea | să sune | |
| noi | să sunăm | |
| voi | sunați | |
| ei/ele | să sune |
Common mistakes in the Imperativ
- noi
noi sunațisă sunăm'Sunați' is the 2nd-person plural. For 'let's call' use 'să sunăm' or 'hai să sunăm'.
Gerunziugerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sunând | |
| tu | sunând | |
| el/ea | sunând | |
| noi | sunând | |
| voi | sunând | |
| ei/ele | sunând |
Participiupast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | sunat | |
| tu | sunat | |
| el/ea | sunat | |
| noi | sunat | |
| voi | sunat | |
| ei/ele | sunat |
a suna — frequently asked questions
Is a suna a regular verb?
Yes — a suna is a regular Romanian verb, so it follows the standard endings for its group.
What does a suna mean?
a suna is a Romanian verb meaning "to call (by phone); to ring".