Questions & Answers about Vreau să vorbesc cu ele diseară.
Why is there no eu in the sentence?
Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.
- vreau already means I want
- vorbesc here also matches I speak / I may speak
So Vreau să vorbesc cu ele diseară is perfectly natural without eu.
If you add eu — Eu vreau să vorbesc cu ele diseară — it usually adds emphasis, like I want to speak to them.
Why are there two verbs: vreau and vorbesc?
This is a very common Romanian structure:
- vreau = I want
- să vorbesc = to speak
So the sentence is built like:
- Vreau = I want
- să vorbesc = to speak
- cu ele = with/to them
- diseară = tonight / this evening
Romanian usually uses a vrea + să + verb where English uses want + to + verb.
Why does Romanian use să vorbesc instead of an infinitive like to speak?
Because after a vrea (to want), Romanian normally uses să + a finite verb, not the infinitive.
So:
- Vreau să vorbesc = I want to speak
This is one of the most important differences from English.
English says to speak; Romanian usually says something more like that I speak in form, even though the meaning is simply to speak.
Is vorbesc here present tense or subjunctive?
It is the present subjunctive, triggered by să.
After să, Romanian uses the subjunctive form. In this case:
- să vorbesc = that I speak / for me to speak
- in natural English: to speak
A useful thing to know is that for some persons, the subjunctive form looks exactly like the present indicative. So even though vorbesc looks familiar, after să it is functioning as a subjunctive form.
Why is it cu ele and not le or lor?
Because after a preposition like cu (with), Romanian uses a stressed pronoun.
So:
- cu ele = with them / to them
- not cu le
- not cu lor
Here are the stressed pronouns commonly used after prepositions:
- mine = me
- tine = you
- el / ea = him / her
- noi = us
- voi = you all
- ei / ele = them
By contrast:
- le is an unstressed clitic pronoun
- lor is often used for to them / their, but not here after cu
So cu ele is the correct form.
Why does Romanian say cu ele if English often says talk to them?
Because Romanian usually says a vorbi cu cineva — literally to speak/talk with someone.
So:
- vorbesc cu ele can mean I’m speaking with them
- and in many contexts also I’m speaking to them
This is very normal Romanian usage. English often prefers to in this kind of sentence, but Romanian commonly uses cu.
Does ele mean only females?
Yes, ele is the feminine plural form of they/them.
It can refer to:
- a group of women or girls
- feminine plural nouns
- sometimes animals or things, if the noun is grammatically feminine plural
If the group is masculine or mixed gender, Romanian normally uses ei instead.
So:
- cu ele = with/to them (feminine)
- cu ei = with/to them (masculine or mixed)
What does diseară mean exactly?
Diseară means this evening or tonight.
It is an adverb of time, and in this sentence it tells you when the speaker wants to talk to them.
So:
- Vreau să vorbesc cu ele diseară = I want to speak to them tonight / this evening
You may also see similar expressions such as:
- astă seară = this evening
- în seara asta = this evening / tonight
But diseară is a very common and natural single-word option.
Can the word order change?
Yes. Romanian word order is fairly flexible, especially with time expressions like diseară.
All of these can be natural, depending on emphasis:
- Vreau să vorbesc cu ele diseară.
- Vreau să vorbesc diseară cu ele.
- Diseară vreau să vorbesc cu ele.
The basic meaning stays the same, but the emphasis shifts a little:
- putting diseară first emphasizes when
- keeping it at the end sounds very neutral and natural
Is vorbesc the infinitive of the verb?
No. The infinitive is a vorbi = to speak.
Here is the difference:
- a vorbi = infinitive
- vorbesc = I speak
- să vorbesc = that I speak / for me to speak, usually translated as to speak after verbs like vreau
So in this sentence, vorbesc is not the dictionary form; it is a conjugated form used after să.
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