Learn Romanian › paș
paș
step /ˈpas/
noun#2792 most common
Also: pace, stride
Example sentences
Fac un pas înainte.
I take a step forward.
Copilul își face primii pași.
The child is taking his first steps.
Ea mergea cu pași mici pe gheață.
She walked with small steps on the ice.
Am urmărit fiecare pas al planului cu atenție.
I followed every step of the plan carefully.
Negocierile au avansat pas cu pas, fără decizii pripite.
The negotiations advanced step by step, without hasty decisions.
Retragerea trupelor s-a desfășurat pas cu pas, sub privirile atente ale observatorilor internaționali.
The withdrawal of the troops proceeded step by step, under the watchful eyes of international observers.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pas | pași |
| Genitive | pasului | pașilor |
| Accusative | pas | pași |
| Vocative | pasule | pașilor |
Word family
a pășito step, to stride
a depășito surpass, to exceed, to overtake
pas cu passtep by step, gradually
pășitwalked, having stepped (past participle used as a noun for gait)
Etymology
Pas comes from Latin passus, meaning a step or a pace, itself tied to the verb pandere, to stretch or spread. The word survived almost unchanged as Romanian evolved from spoken Latin, keeping both its literal sense of a footstep and its figurative sense of a stage in a process. The same Latin root spread across the Romance languages and even back into English through French.
Learn Romanian the way that sticks.
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free
Every word here is a full Polylex card with native audio and spaced repetition, so 4,027 words actually move into long-term memory.
Start free