Ei vor merge la parc pentru că au timp.

to have

Breakdown of Ei vor merge la parc pentru că au timp.

• a merge: to go
• la: to
• ei: they

Questions & Answers about Ei vor merge la parc pentru că au timp.

Why is the subject pronoun Ei used here? Can’t it be omitted?

In Romanian, verb endings already indicate person and number, so subject pronouns are often dropped. Ei is the 3rd-person plural pronoun (“they”) and appears here for emphasis or to avoid ambiguity—especially in spoken or informal contexts. You could perfectly well say Vor merge la parc pentru că au timp, and it would still mean “They will go to the park because they have time.”

What does vor merge mean, and how is the future tense formed in Romanian?

Vor merge means “they will go.” Romanian uses an analytic future tense built from the present tense of a vrea (to want) plus the infinitive of the main verb. So:

• vor = 3rd-person plural present of a vrea
• merge = infinitive of a merge (to go)
  Together: vor merge = “they will go.”

Why la parc and not în parc or la parcul?

• la parc expresses motion toward a destination: “to the park.”
• în parc would mean “in the park” (location, not direction).
• You could say la parcul (“to the park” with the definite article) if you want to stress a specific known park, but in everyday speech Romanians often drop the article with names of public places: Merg la parc = “I’m going to the park.”

What is the role of pentru că in this sentence? Can I use deoarece or căci instead?