Dacă nu ați primit linkul, vi l-am trimis din nou azi dimineață.

Breakdown of Dacă nu ați primit linkul, vi l-am trimis din nou azi dimineață.

nu
not
azi
today
dimineață
in the morning
dacă
if
îl
it
a trimite
to send
a primi
to receive
din nou
again
linkul
the link
vi
you

Questions & Answers about Dacă nu ați primit linkul, vi l-am trimis din nou azi dimineață.

What tense is ați primit, and why is it two words?

Ați primit is the perfectul compus: the normal Romanian compound past.

It is made of:

So it can correspond to English you received or you have received, depending on context.

Is this sentence addressed to one person or to several people?

It can be either:

That is because ați and vi are used for:

  • 2nd person plural
  • and also formal singular/plural with dumneavoastră

So this sentence could be said to one person politely or to multiple people.

Why is it linkul and not just link?

Because linkul means the link.

Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun:

  • link = a link
  • linkul = the link

This is completely normal, even with many borrowed words.

Is link really used in Romanian?

Yes. In internet and tech contexts, link is very common in everyday Romanian.

So linkul sounds natural here. A more literal Romanian word like legătură is usually not what people say for a web link.

What exactly does vi l-am mean?

It is a bundle of short pronouns plus the auxiliary:

  • vi = to you
  • l- = it
  • am = auxiliary for I

So vi l-am trimis literally looks something like to you it I-sent.

In natural English, that becomes I sent it to you.

Why is it vi and not vă?

Both are related to to you for plural/formal you, but Romanian changes the form in some clitic combinations.

Compare:

  • Vă trimit linkul. = I’m sending you the link.
  • Vi-l trimit. = I’m sending it to you.

So before another unstressed pronoun like l-, Romanian uses vi:

  • vi l-am trimis
Why is it l-am and not îl am?

The full direct-object pronoun is îl = him/it.

But before an auxiliary starting with a vowel, like am, it is reduced to l-:

  • îl + am → l-am

The hyphen shows this close connection in pronunciation and spelling.

Here l- refers to linkul.

Why is the word order vi l-am trimis?

Because Romanian unstressed object pronouns usually come before the verb or before the auxiliary.

So the standard order is:

  • vi l-am trimis

not something more English-like with the pronouns after the verb.

Romanian often puts these little pronouns early in the verb phrase.

Why is l- used for linkul?

Because link is treated as a masculine/neuter singular noun, and in the singular the corresponding direct-object clitic is îl / l-.

So:

  • linkul = the link
  • l- = it

If the noun were feminine singular, you would expect o instead.

What does din nou mean here?

Din nou means again or anew.

So vi l-am trimis din nou means I sent it to you again.

It is a very normal, neutral way to say this. Romanian can also use iar or iarăși in some contexts, but din nou is especially clear here.

What does azi dimineață mean literally?

It means this morning.

Literally, it is close to today morning:

  • azi = today
  • dimineață = morning

You may also see astăzi dimineață, which means the same thing.

Why is there a comma after linkul?

Because Dacă nu ați primit linkul is a subordinate clause introduced by dacă.

When that clause comes first, Romanian normally separates it from the main clause with a comma:

  • Dacă nu ați primit linkul, vi l-am trimis din nou azi dimineață.

So the comma is standard punctuation here.

Why does Romanian use a past form in both parts of the sentence?

Because Romanian is describing a real situation connected to a completed action.

The first part means:

  • if you didn’t receive it
  • or sometimes, depending on context, if you haven’t received it

The second part says what the speaker did:

  • I sent it again this morning

Romanian perfectul compus often covers both English simple past and present perfect, so the exact English translation depends on context.

Could I also say V-am trimis linkul din nou azi dimineață?

Yes, you could.

That version means essentially the same thing:

  • V-am trimis linkul din nou azi dimineață.

The difference is that it repeats linkul instead of replacing it with l-.

Since linkul was already mentioned in the first clause, vi l-am trimis sounds very natural and avoids repetition.

How would I say the same thing to one person informally?

You would say:

Dacă nu ai primit linkul, ți l-am trimis din nou azi dimineață.

The main changes are:

  • ați → ai
  • vi → ți

So this is the informal singular you version.

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