Word
Plec la școală luni dimineață.
Meaning
I leave for school on Monday morning.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Plec la școală luni dimineață.
dimineața
in the morning
la
to
a pleca
to leave
școala
the school
Questions & Answers about Plec la școală luni dimineață.
What does plec mean in this sentence?
plec is the first-person singular present tense of a pleca, which means to leave or to depart. Here it conveys “I leave” or “I head off.”
Why is there no subject pronoun like eu at the beginning?
Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending (–c in plec) already tells you the subject is eu (I). Including eu is possible for emphasis but usually unnecessary.
Why is la used before școală?
With verbs of motion such as a pleca, the preposition la indicates direction or destination. So la școală literally means “to school.”
Why isn’t there a definite article before școală, and why does la școală work for both “to school” and “to the school”?
In Romanian, when you attach the definite article -a to a feminine noun like școală, you get școala. But combining la + școala contracts to la școală, which looks identical to the indefinite “to school.” Context tells you whether it’s generic or specific.
Why is luni not capitalized, and why is there no word for “on”?