Learn Romanian › prost
prost
stupid /prost/
adjective#380 most common
Also: foolish, a fool (used as a noun), badly, poorly (adverbial use)
Example sentences
El este prost.
He is stupid.
Nu fi prost!
Don't be stupid!
A luat o decizie proastă.
He made a bad decision.
Nu toți oamenii tăcuți sunt proști.
Not all quiet people are stupid.
Prietenii lui îl credeau prost, dar el era doar timid.
His friends thought he was stupid, but he was just shy.
S-a făcut prost când l-au întrebat despre bani, ca să nu răspundă.
He played dumb when they asked him about the money, so he wouldn't have to answer.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | prost (m) / proastă (f) | proști (m) / proaste (f) |
| Genitive | prost (m) / proaste (f) | proști (m) / proaste (f) |
| Accusative | prost (m) / proastă (f) | proști (m) / proaste (f) |
| Vocative | prostule (m) / proasto (f) | proștilor (m) / proastelor (f) |
Word family
prostiestupidity, a foolish act
a prostito fool or deceive someone; to become stupid
prostescfoolish, of or relating to foolsprostănacdimwit, simpleton (mocking)
prosteștestupidly, foolishly
Etymology
Prost comes from Old Church Slavonic prostŭ, meaning simple, plain, or unrefined. Romanian absorbed it during centuries of close contact with Slavic-speaking neighbors and church culture. Over time the sense narrowed from merely simple or common to outright stupid.
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