Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.

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Breakdown of Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.

• Andrei: Andrei
• un: a
• la: to

Questions & Answers about Ana și Andrei ajung la un acord.

Why is the verb ajung and not ajunge?

Because the subject is plural: Ana și Andrei = Ana and Andrei. In Romanian, the verb must agree with the subject.

• eu ajung = I reach
• el/ea ajunge = he/she reaches
• ei/ele ajung = they reach

Since there are two people, Romanian uses the 3rd person plural form: ajung.

What does și mean?

Și means and.

So:

• Ana și Andrei = Ana and Andrei

It is a very common Romanian word. The letter ș is pronounced like sh in shoe, so și sounds roughly like shee.

Why do we say la un acord?

This comes from the expression a ajunge la + noun, which often means to reach or to come to something.

So:

• a ajunge la un acord = to reach an agreement
• literally, something like to arrive at an agreement

The preposition la is required by this expression. You cannot normally drop it here.

Why is it un acord and not acordul?