Chiar dacă blițul nu merge, Andrei îl declanșează.

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Breakdown of Chiar dacă blițul nu merge, Andrei îl declanșează.

• nu: not
• îl: it
• a merge: to work (to function)

Questions & Answers about Chiar dacă blițul nu merge, Andrei îl declanșează.

What does chiar dacă mean here?

Chiar dacă introduces a contrast or concession. In this sentence it means something like even if or even though, depending on context.

• dacă by itself = if
• chiar dacă = even if / even though

So chiar adds emphasis and makes the contrast stronger.

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Why does blițul end in -ul?

The ending -ul is the Romanian definite article, attached to the end of the noun.

• bliț = flash
• blițul = the flash

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.

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What does nu merge literally mean, and why is merge used?

Literally, nu merge means doesn't go, because a merge often means to go.

But in everyday Romanian, a merge is also very commonly used to mean to work / to function.

So:

• Telefonul nu merge. = The phone isn't working.
• Blițul nu merge. = The flash doesn't work.

This is a very common Romanian way to talk about devices or systems not functioning.

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