Word
Voi opri televizorul înainte de culcare.
Meaning
I will turn off the television before going to bed.
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Breakdown of Voi opri televizorul înainte de culcare.
televizorul
the television
înainte de
before
culcarea
the bedtime
a opri
to turn off
Questions & Answers about Voi opri televizorul înainte de culcare.
What tense is voi opri?
It is the future tense, first person singular: I will turn off.
Romanian often forms the standard future with:
voi, vei, va, vom, veți, vor + infinitive
So here:
- voi = future auxiliary for I
- opri = infinitive of a opri = to stop / to turn off
So voi opri means I will turn off.
Is voi here the same as the pronoun voi meaning you all?
It looks the same, but here it is not the pronoun.
In this sentence, voi is the future auxiliary meaning will for I. Romanian often leaves out the subject pronoun, so:
- Voi opri televizorul = I will turn off the TV
- Eu voi opri televizorul = also I will turn off the TV, with eu added for emphasis
So in this sentence, voi does not mean you (plural).
Why is it opri and not opresc?