Noi descifrăm cifrul.

we

Breakdown of Noi descifrăm cifrul.

• cifrul: the cipher
• a descifra: to decipher

Questions & Answers about Noi descifrăm cifrul.

Why is noi used here? Doesn’t descifrăm already mean we decipher?

Yes. In Romanian, the verb ending often already shows the subject, so descifrăm by itself can mean we decipher.

Adding noi is optional and usually gives one of these effects:

• emphasis: We are deciphering it.
• contrast: We decipher the cipher, not someone else.
• clarity, especially for learners or in certain contexts

So both are possible:

• Noi descifrăm cifrul.
• Descifrăm cifrul.

The second one is often more natural in everyday Romanian unless you want to stress noi.

What form is descifrăm?

Descifrăm is the 1st person plural present tense form of the verb a descifra, meaning to decipher.

So the pattern is:

• eu descifrez = I decipher
• tu descifrezi = you decipher
• el/ea descifrează = he/she deciphers
• noi descifrăm = we decipher
• voi descifrați = you all decipher
• ei/ele descifrează = they decipher

In this sentence, descifrăm matches noi = we.

Why does cifrul end in -ul?