Sunăm la poliție.

We call the police.

Breakdown of Sunăm la poliție.

• la: to
• a suna: to call
• poliția: the police

Questions & Answers about Sunăm la poliție.

What does sunăm mean exactly?

Sunăm is the 1st person plural present tense form of a suna, so it means we call or we are calling.

In this sentence, it refers to making a phone call:

• sunăm = we call / we’re calling

Romanian verbs usually show the subject inside the verb ending, so -ăm already tells you the subject is we.

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Because Romanian often drops subject pronouns when they are not needed.

So:

• Sunăm la poliție. = We call the police.
• Noi sunăm la poliție. = also possible, but noi is usually added only for emphasis or contrast.

For example:

• Noi sunăm la poliție, nu ei. = We’re calling the police, not them.

Why does Romanian use la here?