Questions & Answers about Chelnerul ne aduce supă acum.
What is the function of ne in Chelnerul ne aduce supă acum and why is it placed before aduce?
ne is the 1st-person plural dative clitic pronoun, meaning to us (indirect object). In Romanian, clitic pronouns normally appear immediately before the verb in neutral affirmative sentences (this is called proclisis), so you say ne aduce rather than aduce ne.
Why is there no article before supă? How would o supă or supa change the meaning?
With no article, supă simply means (some) soup (an indefinite amount).
- o supă = a soup (indefinite singular)
- supa (with the enclitic -a) = the soup (definite)
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