Pun cutia mare pe raftul de sus din dulap.

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Breakdown of Pun cutia mare pe raftul de sus din dulap.

• pe: on
• din: from
• a pune: to put

Questions & Answers about Pun cutia mare pe raftul de sus din dulap.

Why does the sentence start with Pun instead of Eu pun?

Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

• pun = I put / I am putting
• eu pun = I put, but with extra emphasis on I

So in a neutral sentence, Pun cutia mare... is more natural than Eu pun cutia mare....

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What form is pun?

Pun is the 1st person singular present tense of a pune = to put.

So:

• eu pun = I put
• tu pui = you put
• el/ea pune = he/she puts

In this sentence, pun can mean either:

• I put
• I am putting

Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive, depending on context.

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Why is it cutia and not cutie?