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?
Acum means “now.” It’s an adverb of time, and you can place it after the verb or at the very beginning for emphasis:
– Deschide fereastra acum.
– Acum, deschide fereastra.
Is this command formal or informal?
This is informal (singular). If you’re speaking to someone you address politely (or to multiple people), you’d use the polite/plural imperative ending -ți:
“Deschideți fereastra acum.”
How is ă in fereastră pronounced?
The letter ă represents a mid-central vowel (schwa), similar to the ‘a’ in English “about.” So fereastră sounds roughly like feh-ruh-STRUH.
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