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Questions & Answers about Sunt împotriva planului.
Why does the sentence start with sunt? What form is that?
Sunt is the present-tense form of a fi (to be).
In this sentence, it means I am:
- (Eu) sunt = I am
Romanian often leaves out the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb form, so sunt by itself usually implies I am here.
Why is eu missing? Can I say Eu sunt împotriva planului?
Yes, you can say Eu sunt împotriva planului, but Romanian usually drops subject pronouns unless you want emphasis or contrast.
So:
- Sunt împotriva planului = neutral, natural
- Eu sunt împotriva planului = I am against the plan, perhaps contrasting with someone else
This is normal in Romanian and is one of the first things English speakers notice.
What does împotriva do in the sentence grammatically?
Împotriva is a preposition meaning against.
It links the speaker to what they oppose:
- împotriva planului = against the plan
A very important point is that împotriva requires the following noun to be in the genitive form.