Vorbesc cu vecina de la etajul doi de mult timp.

I have been talking with the neighbor from the second floor for a long time.

Breakdown of Vorbesc cu vecina de la etajul doi de mult timp.

• cu: with
• a vorbi: to talk
• de la: from
• doi: two

Questions & Answers about Vorbesc cu vecina de la etajul doi de mult timp.

Why is there no subject pronoun in Vorbesc?

Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

• vorbesc = I speak / I am speaking
• The ending -esc here shows 1st person singular.

So Vorbesc by itself already means I speak or I am speaking, and you do not need eu unless you want emphasis:

• Eu vorbesc... = I am the one speaking / I speak...

Why is vecina used here?

Vecina means the female neighbor.

Romanian distinguishes grammatical gender, and this noun is feminine:

• vecin = neighbor (male or unspecified in some contexts)
• vecina = female neighbor

The ending -a here also includes the definite article, so:

• vecină = a female neighbor
• vecina = the female neighbor

So cu vecina means with the female neighbor or more naturally to the female neighbor, depending on the meaning of a vorbi cu.

Why does Romanian use cu after vorbesc?