Bem lapte pur.

We drink pure milk.

Breakdown of Bem lapte pur.

• laptele: the milk
• a bea: to drink
• pur: pure

Questions & Answers about Bem lapte pur.

What does bem mean, and which verb is it from?

Bem means we drink. It comes from the verb a bea = to drink.

So:

• a bea = to drink
• bem = we drink

This is the present tense, 1st person plural.

Why isn’t the word for we included?

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb form.

Because bem already means we drink, the pronoun noi (we) is not necessary.

So both are possible:

• Bem lapte pur. = We drink pure milk.
• Noi bem lapte pur. = We drink pure milk.

Adding noi usually gives extra emphasis, like we in English.

What is the basic word order in Bem lapte pur.?

The structure is:

• Bem = verb
• lapte = noun
• pur = adjective

Literally, it is:

• drink-we milk pure

A natural English translation is We drink pure milk.

Romanian often allows flexible word order, but this order is very normal.