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Questions & Answers about Discutăm despre moarte.
Why is Discutăm enough to mean we discuss / we are discussing without a separate word for we?
In Romanian, the verb ending often shows the subject clearly, so the subject pronoun is usually omitted unless you want emphasis or contrast.
- discut = I discuss
- discuți = you discuss
- discută = he/she discusses
- discutăm = we discuss
- discutați = you all discuss
- discută = they discuss
So Discutăm already means we discuss / we are discussing.
You can say Noi discutăm, but noi is usually added only for emphasis, such as We are the ones discussing.
What tense is Discutăm?
Discutăm is present tense, first person plural.
It can translate in English as either:
- we discuss
- we are discussing
Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous, depending on context.
Why does discutăm end in -ăm?