orarului

Orarul is a Romanian noun meaning timetable or schedule. It denotes the planned distribution of time for activities, such as school classes, work shifts, or public services. The term is used across education, administration, and daily life to indicate when events occur. The form orarul refers to “the timetable”; orare is the indefinite plural, while orarele is the definite plural. The genitive/dative singular is orarului, and the genitive/dative plural is orarilor. The specific phrase orarul tău would translate as “your timetable,” while orarul nostru means “our timetable.” The form orarului is used in phrases like programul orarului (the timetable’s schedule).

In education, orarul școlar lists the subjects, teachers, rooms, and time slots for each day, and it may be adjusted for holidays, exams, or special events. In other contexts, orarul can describe operating times or availability, as in orarul de funcționare (opening hours) of a store or institution, or the orare ale angajaților (employees’ shift schedules). Weekly timetables are commonly referred to as orarele săptămânii or orarul săptămânal, while a single day’s plan might be called orarul zilnic.

Origin and usage notes: orarul is a native Romanian term used widely in formal and informal speech. It coexists with related words such as program and calendar, though orar specifically emphasizes the time-based plan. In written Romanian, precise forms (orarul, orare, orarele, orarului, orarilor) are chosen to match number and definiteness.

See also: schedule, timetable, operating hours.