futu-ți

See also: fututi and futuți

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfu.tut͡sʲ/

Interjection

futu-ți

  1. (vulgar) fuck, shit
    Futu-ți, iar s-a blocat telefonul!
    Fuck, my phone froze again!
    Futu-ți, fix acum trebuia să se întâmple asta.
    Shit, of course this had to happen right now.

Phrase

futu-ți

  1. (vulgar, idiomatic) Used as a base for insults, often expanded with an object.
    Futu-ți gura mă-tii de retardat!
    You fucking retard!

Usage notes

Futu-ți is a productive vulgar construction, normally followed by a direct object and very often completed with mă-tii (“your mother’s”), though other possessors or no possessor at all may occur. The choice of object is highly flexible and can refer to almost anything, literal or figurative.

The expression is frequently used:

  • as a direct insult aimed at a person
  • as a general expletive expressing frustration, anger, or pain, even when no specific person is being addressed.

Because of this flexibility, there is no single fixed English equivalent; depending on context, translations may range from fuck you to motherfucker, or to a general expletive like fuck.

Common examples (literally translated):

Futu-ți morții mă-tii.Fuck your mother’s dead relatives.
Futu-ți dumnezeul mă-tii.Fuck your mother’s god.
Futu-ți pizda mă-tii.Fuck your mother’s pussy.
Futu-ți ceapa vieții.Fuck your life’s onion.

Futu-ți should not be confused with futuți, the plural past participle of futut, from a fute.