Breakdown of Cine poate rezolva rapid această problemă?
a putea
to be able to
a rezolva
to solve
problema
the problem
rapid
quickly
cine
who
această
this
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Questions & Answers about Cine poate rezolva rapid această problemă?
What does Cine mean, and why is it used at the beginning?
Cine means who. In Romanian, Cine introduces a question about the person performing the action and functions as the subject. It appears first because this is a wh-question structure.
What is poate, and how does it relate to a putea?
Poate is the third person singular present of a putea (“to be able to”). It translates as can or is able to, serving as a modal verb to express ability or permission.
Why is rezolva in the infinitive, not conjugated like rezolvă?
After a modal verb like poate, Romanian uses the bare infinitive (rezolva) rather than a conjugated form. You could alternatively say poate să rezolve, using să + subjunctive, but poate rezolva is more concise.
What role does rapid play, and why is it placed there?
Rapid is an adverb meaning quickly. In Romanian, adverbs of manner typically follow the verb, so poate rezolva rapid literally lines up as can solve quickly.
How does această problemă work grammatically?
Problemă is a feminine singular noun in the accusative (direct object). Această is a demonstrative adjective (“this”) that agrees with problemă in gender, number, and case, yielding “this problem.”
When should you use pe cine instead of cine?
Use pe cine when cine functions as the direct object, for example Pe cine ai sunat? (“Whom did you call?”). In our sentence, Cine is the subject, so pe is not required.
Is Cine poate să rezolve rapid această problemă? also correct? Any difference?
Yes, both versions are correct. With să you get poate să rezolve, which uses the subjunctive. Without să, poate rezolva uses the bare infinitive. The difference is subtle: the să version can feel slightly more formal or explicit, but the meaning remains the same.
How do you pronounce the letter ă in această and problemă?
The letter ă is pronounced like the a in English sofa. It’s a mid-central, unrounded vowel. Both ă in această and problemă share this pronunciation.
Is the word order flexible in this question?
Romanian wh-questions generally follow wh-word + verb + object/adverb. Although you can move rapid slightly for emphasis, shifting key elements too far can sound unnatural. The standard, most natural order is Cine poate rezolva rapid această problemă?