Breakdown of Verific emailul înainte de ședință, dar ar trebui să verific și raportul.
dar
but
ședința
the meeting
înainte de
before
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Questions & Answers about Verific emailul înainte de ședință, dar ar trebui să verific și raportul.
Why is there no word for I in Verific emailul?
Romanian often drops subject pronouns when they are obvious from the verb form.
- verific = I check / I am checking
- so eu verific is possible, but eu is usually unnecessary unless you want emphasis or contrast
For example:
- Verific emailul. = I’m checking the email.
- Eu verific emailul, nu el. = I’m checking the email, not him.
So in your sentence, the verb already tells you the subject is I.
Why do emailul and raportul end in -ul?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like the in English.
- email = email
emailul = the email
- raport = report
- raportul = the report
This is one of the most important differences from English. Instead of the report, Romanian says report-the.
Here, -ul is a common masculine/neuter singular definite ending.
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