No. 86 in Romanian
trecut
"Past."
In a sentence
Am trecut pe lângă casă ieri.
I passed by the house yesterday.
In this sentence, 'trecut' is used as the past participle of the verb 'a trece', meaning 'to pass'.
În trecut, oamenii călătoreau cu trăsuri.
In the past, people traveled by carriages.
Here, 'trecut' is a noun meaning 'the past'.
Timpul trecut la școală a fost foarte plăcut.
The time spent at school was very pleasant.
In this case, 'trecut' is used as the past participle of the verb 'a trece', but it functions like an adjective describing 'time'.
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