Închiriem duba azi.

today

Breakdown of Închiriem duba azi.

• duba: the van
• a închiria: to rent; hire

Questions & Answers about Închiriem duba azi.

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, închiriem already means we rent / we are renting, because the ending -em marks 1st person plural.

So:

• Noi închiriem duba azi. = We are renting the van today.
• Închiriem duba azi. = same basic meaning, just more natural in many contexts

You can add noi if you want emphasis or contrast:

• Noi închiriem duba azi, nu ei. = We’re renting the van today, not them.

What form is închiriem?

Închiriem is the present tense, 1st person plural form of the verb a închiria.

So the verb goes like this in the present:

• eu închiriez = I rent
• tu închiriezi = you rent
• el/ea închiriază = he/she rents
• noi închiriem = we rent
• voi închiriați = you all rent
• ei/ele închiriază = they rent

In this sentence, închiriem means we rent / we are renting.

Does închiriem mean we rent, we are renting, or even we will rent?