Andrei vorbește mult română la telefon.

Andrei speaks Romanian a lot on the phone.

Breakdown of Andrei vorbește mult română la telefon.

• Andrei: Andrei
• a vorbi: to speak
• mult: a lot
• româna: the Romanian language

Questions & Answers about Andrei vorbește mult română la telefon.

What is the form and meaning of the verb vorbește?

vorbește is the third person singular present tense of a vorbi (to speak). It literally means he/she speaks. In this sentence, it refers to Andrei: “Andrei speaks…”.

What part of speech is mult here, and what does it modify?

Here mult is an adverb meaning “a lot” or “much.” It modifies the verb vorbește, answering how much Andrei speaks. So vorbește mult = “(he) speaks a lot.”

Why is mult not inflected to multă, since română is feminine?

Because mult is not acting as an adjective describing the noun română. It’s an adverb modifying vorbește. Adjectives that modify a noun must agree in gender and number (e.g., multă apă), but adverbs never change form.

Why is there no article before română?

When naming a language as a direct object after verbs like a vorbi, Romanian normally omits the article. You say vorbește română (“he/she speaks Romanian”), not vorbește (limba) româna. If you wanted to say the Romanian language for emphasis, you would use limba română.