Learn Hardcore Romanian: Este posibil să plouă diseară. - It is possible that it will rain tonight.

It literally means “It is possible.” Romanian drops the dummy “it” in impersonal expressions, so Este posibil by itself conveys “It is possible.”

Why is there a să before plouă?

After impersonal phrases like este posibil, Romanian uses să + subjunctive to express possibility, obligation, or wish. Here, să plouă is the subjunctive mood marking that rain is only a possibility.

Is plouă indicative or subjunctive?

In form it looks like the 3rd person singular present indicative, but with the să it becomes the present subjunctive. That’s how you signal uncertainty or potential action after impersonal verbs.

Why isn’t there a subject (like “it”) in the Romanian version?

Romanian impersonal constructions omit the dummy subject. English needs “it is possible,” but Romanian simply says Este posibil without an extra pronoun.

Can you shorten Este to E?

Yes. In everyday speech and writing you often see E posibil să plouă diseară. Dropping the “s” is perfectly acceptable and common.

What does diseară mean?

Diseară = “this evening” or “tonight.” It’s a contraction derived from “din seară,” used to talk about later today.

Could I say Poate plouă diseară instead?

Absolutely. Poate + indicative (e.g., plouă) also expresses “maybe” or “perhaps.” Poate plouă diseară = “Maybe it will rain tonight.” It’s slightly more colloquial.

Can I change the word order, for example Diseară este posibil să plouă?

Yes. Romanian word order is flexible. Diseară este posibil să plouă or Este posibil diseară să plouă both mean “It’s possible it will rain this evening.”

Can I avoid the subjunctive and use the future tense?

Yes. You can say Este posibil că va ploua diseară. Here you use că + future indicative instead of să + subjunctive. It’s common in speech, though a bit less formal than the subjunctive version.