Word
Când termin, voi arunca gunoiul.
Meaning
When I finish, I will throw away the trash.
Part of speech
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Breakdown of Când termin, voi arunca gunoiul.
când
when
gunoiul
the trash
a arunca
to throw away
a termina
to finish
Questions & Answers about Când termin, voi arunca gunoiul.
Why is termin in the present tense, not a future form?
Because after când (when), Romanian very often uses the present tense to talk about a future event.
So:
- Când termin = when I finish
- not literally when I am finishing
This works a lot like English:
- When I finish, I’ll take out the trash.
The future meaning is understood from the whole sentence, especially because the main clause is in the future: voi arunca.
How is voi arunca formed?
Voi arunca is a standard Romanian future form.
It is built with:
- voi = future auxiliary for I
- arunca = infinitive/base form of to throw
So:
- voi arunca = I will throw / I will take out
This pattern works like:
- voi merge = I will go
- voi face = I will do
- voi termina = I will finish
In everyday speech, Romanians also often use o să for the future:
- O să arunc gunoiul. = I’m going to / I will take out the trash.
Why is there no word for in the sentence?