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Questions & Answers about Așteptăm înăuntru acum.
Why is there no word for we in this sentence?
Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.
Here, așteptăm already tells you the subject is we, because -ăm is the 1st person plural ending.
So:
- Așteptăm înăuntru acum. = natural, neutral
- Noi așteptăm înăuntru acum. = also possible, but more explicit or emphatic
You would usually add noi only if you want contrast or emphasis, for example: Noi așteptăm, ei pleacă.
What form is așteptăm?
Așteptăm is the present indicative, 1st person plural form of the verb a aștepta = to wait.
So the basic pattern is:
- eu aștept = I wait / I am waiting
- tu aștepți = you wait / are waiting
- el/ea așteaptă = he/she waits / is waiting
- noi așteptăm = we wait / are waiting
In this sentence, așteptăm is the main verb.
Does așteptăm mean we wait or we are waiting?