Breakdown of Ea explică problema și repetă răspunsul.
ea
she
și
and
răspunsul
the answer
problema
the problem
Questions & Answers about Ea explică problema și repetă răspunsul.
Why do we have the pronoun Ea here? Can it be left out in Romanian?
Romanian is a pro-drop language, so subject pronouns are often omitted when the verb ending already shows the person.
- Ea explică problema și repetă răspunsul. – She explains the problem and repeats the answer.
- Explică problema și repetă răspunsul. – Explains the problem and repeats the answer. (Still understood as she from context.)
Ea is used:
- to emphasize she (as opposed to someone else), or
- when the subject isn’t clear from context.
In neutral, context‑clear situations, most native speakers would simply say:
Explică problema și repetă răspunsul.
What tense and person are the verbs explică and repetă, and what are their infinitives?
Both verbs are in the present indicative, 3rd person singular:
- explică – from the infinitive a explica (to explain)
- repetă – from the infinitive a repeta (to repeat)
They both mean:
- (she) explains / (she) is explaining
- (she) repeats / (she) is repeating
Romanian doesn’t have a separate continuous form like English (is explaining), so the same present form covers both simple present and present continuous, depending on context.
Why does problema end in -a, while răspunsul ends in -ul? Aren’t they both “the”?