No. 127 in Romanian

cum

"Cum" in Romanian means "how."

In a sentence

Cum te cheamă?
What is your name?
Here, 'cum' is used as a question word meaning 'how'.
Nu știu cum să fac asta.
I don't know how to do that.
In this sentence, 'cum' introduces an indirect question and means 'how'.
Așa cum ai spus, vom merge mâine.
As you said, we will go tomorrow.
Here, 'cum' is part of a comparison structure and means 'as'.

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