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Questions & Answers about Deschide fereastra acum.
What tense and mood is deschide in this sentence?
Deschide is the second-person singular imperative form of the verb a deschide. It’s a command meaning “you (singular) open.”
Why isn’t there a subject pronoun (like “tu”) in front of deschide?
In Romanian imperatives, the subject pronoun is usually dropped because the verb ending already tells you who is being addressed. Here, -e marks the “you singular” command, so tu is unnecessary.
What does fereastra mean, and why does it end in -a?
Fereastra means “the window.” Romanian attaches the definite article as a suffix: the base noun is fereastră (a window), and adding -a makes it definite.
How would I say “Open a window now” (i.e., indefinite “a window”)?
Use the indefinite article o before the noun:
“Deschide o fereastră acum.”
What does acum mean and where does it go in the sentence?