timpului

Timpului is the genitive and dative singular form of the Romanian noun timp, which denotes time—the ongoing dimension in which events occur. The base noun timp is masculine; its singular nominative form is timp, and its definite singular form is timpul. The plural nominative form is timpuri, with the definite plural timpurile. The genitive/dative singular form timpului is used after prepositions and verbs that govern the genitive or dative, and to indicate possession or association, as in durata timpului (the duration of time) or fără timpul necesar (without the necessary time).

In common usage, timpului appears in phrases that express temporal relations. For example, în timpul verii means during the summer, and din timpul zilei can be used to indicate something related to the time of day. The term also functions in legal, historical, and literary contexts to refer to a particular period or span of time, such as a specific interval within a broader timeline. Beyond its grammatical role, timp refers to the broader concept of time, including duration, moment, era, and the sequencing of events, with timpuri and timpurile used to discuss times in a more general or plural sense.

Etymology traces timp to Latin tempus, and the Romanian term has cognate forms across Romance languages. The paradigms of timp and its inflected forms are essential for precise temporal expression in Romanian grammar, including constructions of duration, frequency, and temporal locality. See also timp, timpuri, timpul, and timpurile.