Aleg unu.

to choose

Breakdown of Aleg unu.

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Questions & Answers about Aleg unu.

What does aleg mean grammatically?

Aleg is the 1st person singular present tense of the verb a alege, meaning to choose or to pick.

So:

• a alege = to choose
• aleg = I choose

Romanian often uses one-word verb forms that already show the subject, so aleg by itself already means I choose.

Why is there no word for I in the sentence?

Romanian usually drops the subject pronoun when it is clear from the verb ending.

So:

• Eu aleg = I choose
• Aleg = also I choose

Both are possible, but Aleg is more natural unless you want emphasis:

• Eu aleg, nu tu. = I’m choosing, not you.

Why is it unu and not un?

Un usually works like a/an before a noun:

• un băiat = a boy
• un măr = an apple

But here there is no noun after it. The idea is simply one.

That is why you do not use un here. Instead, Romanian uses the numeral/pronominal form unu or, more standardly in this kind of sentence, unul.

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