Breakdown of În ceea ce privește termometrul, verificăm încălzitorul.
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În ceea ce privește is a very common Romanian expression meaning as for, regarding, with regard to, or concerning.
It is best learned as a set phrase, because a word-for-word translation can feel awkward in English. Literally, it is something like in that which concerns or in what concerns.
So in this sentence:
În ceea ce privește termometrul, verificăm încălzitorul.
the first part introduces the topic: As for the thermometer... / Regarding the thermometer...
Because privește belongs to a different structure.
The sentence has two parts:
- În ceea ce privește termometrul = regarding the thermometer
- verificăm încălzitorul = we check the heater
In the expression ceea ce privește, the verb privește is part of the fixed phrase and is in the 3rd person singular form, literally something like what concerns.
The main action of the sentence is still verificăm = we check.
So:
- privește = part of the introductory phrase
- verificăm = the actual main verb of the sentence