Questions & Answers about Nu reușesc să dorm dacă beau cafea târziu.
Why is there no eu in the sentence?
Romanian often drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.
- reușesc = I manage / I succeed
- beau = I drink
- dorm = I sleep
So Nu reușesc să dorm dacă beau cafea târziu already clearly means I can’t manage to sleep if I drink coffee late.
You can say Eu nu reușesc..., but eu is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.
What does nu reușesc mean here? Is it the same as nu pot?
Not exactly.
- nu reușesc = I don’t manage to / I’m not able to succeed in
- nu pot = I can’t
In this sentence, nu reușesc să dorm sounds like I can’t manage to sleep or I’m unable to fall asleep, often because the attempt fails.
So:
- Nu reușesc să dorm = I can’t manage to sleep
- Nu pot dormi / să dorm = I can’t sleep
Both can work, but nu reușesc adds a sense of failing to achieve sleep, not just general inability.
Why is să used before dorm?