Breakdown of Ar trebui să verific termenul înainte de ședință.
ședința
the meeting
înainte de
before
termenul
the deadline
a verifica
to check
Questions & Answers about Ar trebui să verific termenul înainte de ședință.
What does ar trebui mean here, and how is it different from trebuie?
Ar trebui usually means should in the sense of advice, recommendation, or a softer obligation.
- Ar trebui să verific... = I should check...
- Trebuie să verific... = I have to / must check...
So ar trebui sounds less forceful than trebuie. It often suggests what would be a good idea, not an absolute necessity.
Why is să used before verific?
Romanian normally uses să + verb after ar trebui.
So:
- Ar trebui să verific = literally something like I should that I check, but in natural English: I should check
English uses the infinitive (to check), but Romanian usually does not say ar trebui verifica here. The normal structure is:
- ar trebui + să + verb
This is one of the most important patterns to get used to in Romanian.
Why is the verb verific and not an infinitive like a verifica?