Nu depindem de vreme.

Depindem is the 1st person plural form of the verb a depinde, meaning to depend.

So:

• eu depind = I depend
• tu depinzi = you depend
• el/ea depinde = he/she depends
• noi depindem = we depend
• voi depindeți = you all depend
• ei/ele depind = they depend

In Nu depindem de vreme, depindem means we depend.

In Romanian, standard negation is usually formed by putting nu directly before the verb.

So:

• Depindem de vreme. = We depend on the weather.
• Nu depindem de vreme. = We do not depend on the weather.

This is very common and straightforward: nu + verb.

The verb a depinde is normally followed by the preposition de, so Romanian says literally to depend of/from something, even though English uses depend on.

Examples:

• Depind de tine. = I depend on you.
• Depindem de bani. = We depend on money.
• Totul depinde de vreme. = Everything depends on the weather.

So de is required by the verb a depinde.

No. Vreme can mean several related things depending on context, including:

• weather
• time
• period / era

In this sentence, because it follows a depinde de, the natural meaning is weather.

Examples:

• Vremea este frumoasă. = The weather is nice.
• Nu am vreme. = I don’t have time.
• Pe vremea aceea... = In those days / At that time...

So Romanian learners need to remember that vreme is broader than English weather.

Romanian often uses the definite article differently from English.

• vreme = weather / time
• vremea = the weather / the time

After some prepositions and with some verb-preposition combinations, Romanian may use the noun without the definite article where English would still say the.

So de vreme is natural here with a depinde de.

Compare:

• Vremea e rea. = The weather is bad.
• Depindem de vreme. = We depend on the weather.

This is something you often have to learn phrase by phrase.

Nu depindem de vreme is the most neutral and natural word order.

Romanian word order is fairly flexible, but changing it usually adds emphasis:

• Nu depindem de vreme. = neutral
• De vreme nu depindem. = marked, emphasizing weather
• Noi nu depindem de vreme. = emphasizing we

So for everyday use, Nu depindem de vreme is the best basic pattern.

Romanian usually drops subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb ending already shows the subject.

Here, depindem clearly means we depend, so noi is optional.

• Nu depindem de vreme. = We don’t depend on the weather.
• Noi nu depindem de vreme. = We don’t depend on the weather. (with extra emphasis on we)

This is very common in Romanian.

A simple approximate pronunciation for an English speaker is:

noo deh-PEEN-dem deh VREH-meh

A few notes:

• u in nu is like oo in food
• de sounds like deh
• stress in depindem falls on pin
• stress in vreme falls on the first syllable: VRE-me

Romanian pronunciation is usually quite phonetic, so once you know the sound system, spelling is helpful.

Yes, very often. It is used for many of the same meanings as English to depend:

• Depinde de situație. = It depends on the situation.
• Totul depinde de tine. = Everything depends on you.
• Nu depindem de vreme. = We don’t depend on the weather.

A very common expression is simply:

• Depinde. = It depends.

So this verb is extremely useful in everyday Romanian.

It is related, but not exactly the same.

• Nu depindem de vreme. = We do not depend on the weather.
• Nu suntem dependenți de vreme. = We are not dependent on the weather.

The second version uses the adjective dependenți (dependent) and sounds a bit more descriptive or formal. The first version with the verb depindem is more direct and natural in many everyday situations.

You keep nu and de vreme, and change the verb form:

• Nu depind de vreme. = I / they do not depend on the weather.
• Nu depinzi de vreme. = You do not depend on the weather.
• Nu depinde de vreme. = He/she does not depend on the weather.
• Nu depindem de vreme. = We do not depend on the weather.
• Nu depindeți de vreme. = You all do not depend on the weather.
• Nu depind de vreme. = They do not depend on the weather.

Notice that depind can mean both I depend and they depend, so context or the subject pronoun can clarify if necessary.