Word
Vi-am trimis raportul înainte de ședință.
Meaning
I sent you the report before the meeting.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Vi-am trimis raportul înainte de ședință.
ședința
the meeting
înainte de
before
a trimite
to send
raportul
the report
Questions & Answers about Vi-am trimis raportul înainte de ședință.
What does vi-am trimis break down into?
vi-am trimis has three parts:
- vi = to you (indirect object pronoun)
- am = auxiliary used to form the perfect tense
- trimis = past participle of a trimite (to send)
So literally it is something like to you have-I sent, but in natural English it becomes I sent you or I have sent you.
Why is there a hyphen in vi-am?
The hyphen is standard in Romanian when an unstressed pronoun like vi is attached to an auxiliary such as am.
So:
- vi-am = I sent to you / I have sent to you
- not normally written as vi am in correct standard spelling here
This is very common with clitic pronouns in Romanian:
- ți-am spus = I told you
- i-am dat = I gave him/her
- v-am trimis = I sent you
Why is it vi and not vă?