Pot să rezolv problema rapid dacă am timp.

to have

Breakdown of Pot să rezolv problema rapid dacă am timp.

• timpul: the time
• dacă: if
• a putea: to be able to

Questions & Answers about Pot să rezolv problema rapid dacă am timp.

Why is there a să before rezolv?

Romanian uses să to introduce the subjunctive mood. With verbs like a putea (to be able), you form pot să + subjunctive: so rezolv (I solve) is the subjunctive of a rezolva. You could also say pot rezolva, but pot să rezolv is more common in spoken Romanian.

Why is the verb rezolv conjugated instead of using the infinitive rezolva?

When you use să, you must conjugate the following verb in the subjunctive for the subject. Here, eu pot să rezolv uses rezolv (1st person singular subjunctive), not the infinitive form.

What is the difference between rapid and repede for “quickly”?

Repede is the standard adverb meaning “quickly.” Rapid is originally an adjective (“fast”) but can also function as an adverb in more formal or written contexts. Both are correct: rezolv problema repede or rezolv problema rapid.

Why is it problema and not problemă?

Romanian marks the definite article as a suffix. problemă (indefinite) = “a problem,” while problema (definite) = “the problem.” Here it’s “the problem,” so you use problema.