Avem o rezervare la hotel pentru weekend.

We have a reservation at a hotel for the weekend.

Breakdown of Avem o rezervare la hotel pentru weekend.

• pentru: for
• a avea: to have
• o: a (feminine)
• la: at

Questions & Answers about Avem o rezervare la hotel pentru weekend.

Why does the sentence start with avem? What form is that?

Avem is the 1st person plural present tense of a avea, which means to have.

So:

• eu am = I have
• tu ai = you have
• el/ea are = he/she has
• noi avem = we have
• voi aveți = you have
• ei/ele au = they have

In this sentence, avem means we have.

Why isn’t noi included? Shouldn’t it be Noi avem?

In Romanian, subject pronouns are often left out because the verb ending already shows who the subject is.

• Avem already means we have
• Noi avem also works, but it adds emphasis, like we have

So:

• Avem o rezervare... = neutral, natural
• Noi avem o rezervare... = more emphatic, maybe contrasting with someone else

Why is there an o before rezervare?