Asamblăm fotoliul.

We assemble the armchair.

Breakdown of Asamblăm fotoliul.

• fotoliul: the armchair
• a asambla: to assemble

Questions & Answers about Asamblăm fotoliul.

What part of speech is asamblăm, and what does its ending tell me?

Asamblăm is a verb form. It comes from the infinitive a asambla = to assemble.

The ending -ăm tells you it is:

• 1st person plural
• present tense

So the verb itself already means we assemble or we are assembling.

Why is there no separate word for we in the sentence?

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

In asamblăm, the ending already shows we, so noi is not necessary.

You could say Noi asamblăm fotoliul, but that would usually add emphasis, something like we are the ones assembling the armchair.

Why does fotoliul mean the armchair? Where is the word the?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of standing as a separate word.

So:

• fotoliu = armchair
• fotoliul = the armchair

This is one of the big differences from English.

What kind of noun is ?