Așteptăm pe altcineva.

We are waiting for someone else.

Breakdown of Așteptăm pe altcineva.

• pe: on
• a aștepta: to wait for
• altcineva: someone else

Questions & Answers about Așteptăm pe altcineva.

What does așteptăm mean, and what form of the verb is it?

Așteptăm is the present tense, 1st person plural form of a aștepta = to wait.

So:

• eu aștept = I wait / I am waiting
• tu aștepți = you wait
• el/ea așteaptă = he/she waits
• noi așteptăm = we wait / we are waiting
• voi așteptați = you all wait
• ei/ele așteaptă = they wait

In this sentence, așteptăm means we are waiting or we wait, depending on context.

Why is there no word for we in the sentence?

Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

Here, -ăm in așteptăm tells you the subject is noi = we.

So:

• Așteptăm pe altcineva.
• Noi așteptăm pe altcineva.

Both are possible, but the version without noi is more natural unless you want emphasis, such as We are waiting for someone else.

Why is pe used before altcineva?