Noi mâncăm legume seara pentru că sunt bune.

to be

Breakdown of Noi mâncăm legume seara pentru că sunt bune.

• bun: good
• a mânca: to eat
• noi: we

Questions & Answers about Noi mâncăm legume seara pentru că sunt bune.

Why is the subject Noi used when Romanian often drops subjects in the present tense?

In Romanian you can omit Noi because the verb ending -ăm already shows first-person plural. Including Noi adds emphasis or clarity (“we eat”), but it’s optional.

Why is there no article before legume?

Here legume is indefinite, referring to “vegetables” in general. If you wanted “the vegetables,” you’d say legumele. Without an article, legume means “some vegetables” or “vegetables” broadly.

What role does seara play, and why isn’t there a preposition like în before it?

Seara functions as a time adverb meaning “in the evening” or “at night.” In colloquial Romanian you often drop în before these time-of-day adverbs. Formal style might use seara or seara with a definite article: în timpul serii.

Why is pentru că used instead of just că?

Pentru că means “because” and signals a causal clause. Că alone can introduce indirect speech or explanations but is less explicit for cause. Pentru că clearly marks “for the reason that.”