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In English, you actively "dislike" a schedule or "care" about a decision. In Romanian, these experiences often happen *to* you. The person experiencing the feeling is the **indirect object** (in the Dative case), while the thing or situation causing it acts as the grammatical **subject**.

### Suitability and Dislike

Verbs like **a conveni** (to suit) and **a displăcea** (to dislike) follow this pattern. To construct the sentence, place the Dative pronoun (e.g., *îmi*, *vă*, *le*) before the verb. To emphasize the experiencer, Romanian often uses a "double Dative" by adding the stressed pronoun (like *lui*) before the unstressed one (like *îi*).

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### When the Experiencer is a Noun

If a specific noun (like "the manager" or "the boss") is experiencing the feeling, the noun takes a Dative definite article (such as *-lui* for masculine/neuter, or *-ei* for feminine). 

Crucially, even when the noun is stated, you must still include the unstressed Dative pronoun (*îi* for singular, *le* for plural) right before the verb.

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### Missing, Caring, and Agreeing With

Other everyday verbs that strictly require a Dative experiencer include **a lipsi** (to miss), **a-i păsa** (to care), and **a prii** (to agree with / be good for).

Because the thing you miss acts as the grammatical subject, the verb **a lipsi** must agree with it. If you miss multiple things (plural), the verb becomes plural:

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For **a-i păsa** (to care), the verb is impersonal. It stays in the third-person singular and is often followed by a clause describing the situation:

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Similarly, **a prii** uses the Dative to show who benefits from (or "agrees with") a situation, such as a schedule or a trip:

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Dative verbs for experiences (a-i conveni)

adjective

adverb

adverbial phrase

auxiliary

auxiliary verb

conjunction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

particle

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

The verb to be and definite articles (a fi, -ul, -le)

Feminine definite articles (-a, -ua)

Indefinite articles (un, o)

Negative sentences (nu)

Question words (ce, unde, cine)

The verb to have (a avea)

Masculine plural nouns (-i, -ii)

Feminine plural nouns (-e, -i, -le)

Neuter plural nouns (-uri, -e, -le)

Adjectives and agreement

Present tense of regular -a verbs

Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)

Present tense of regular -i and -î verbs

Present tense of -i and -î verbs with suffix (-esc / -ăsc)

Present tense of -ea and -e verbs

Reflexive pronouns (mă, te, se, ne, vă)

Accusative prepositions (în, la, pe, din, cu)

Likes and dislikes (îmi place)

Possessive adjectives (meu, tău, său)

Third-person possessives (lui, ei, lor)

Possessive articles (al, a, ai, ale)

Formal politeness (dumneavoastră)

Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

Numbers 11 to 20

Counting by tens to 100

Quantifying large numbers (de)

The subjunctive (să)

Third-person subjunctive (să)

Direct object pronouns (îl, o, îi, le)

Personal direct objects (pe)

Days of the week

Telling time (e ora...)

Months of the Year (January to June)

Months of the Year (July to December)

The Four Seasons

Weather Conditions

Rooms in a House

Basic Body Parts: Upper Body

Basic Body Parts: Limbs

Everyday Clothing

Basic Foods: Groceries

Fruits and Vegetables

Around Town

Getting Around

Setting the Table

A Colorful World

Common Animals

In the Wild

Jobs and Careers

Everyday Tech

Describing people (tânăr, bătrân, înalt)

Asking when and why (când, de ce, care)

Hello and goodbye (bună ziua, la revedere)

Coming and going (intra, sta, trece)

Where is it? (sub, lângă, între)

Knowing and thinking (știu că, cred că)

Sorry, welcome, congratulations (îmi pare rău, la mulți ani)

Introducing yourself (mă numesc, sunt din România)

How much and how many (puțin, prea, doar)

Can and may (pot merge, pot să merg)

If and whether (dacă)

At school and university

Irregular verbs in the present (vrea, lua, da, bea, sta)

Free time and sport

How much is it? (cât costă, câți, câte)

Before and after (înainte, după, până)

At the doctor (mă doare)

Meals of the day (micul dejun, prânzul, cina)

At the restaurant

Ability and permission (a putea să)

Obligation and necessity (trebuie să)

Desires and intentions (a vrea să)

Impersonal statements (se)

Adverbs of frequency (adesea, uneori)

Conjunctions for reasons and links (pentru că, deci)

Stressed accusative pronouns (pe mine, pe tine)

Indefinite pronouns (cineva, ceva)

Negative pronouns and double negation (nimeni, nimic)

The past tense auxiliary (am, ai, a)

The past tense (am, ai, a)

Regular past participles (-at, -it)

Regular past participles (-ut, -s, -t)

Negative past tense (nu am)

Question	Answer
to dislike	displăcea
the schedule (timetable)	orarul
He dislikes the morning schedule.	Lui îi displace orarul de dimineață.
the availability	disponibilitatea
Does the availability of the new employee suit you?	Vă convine disponibilitatea noului angajat?
the allocation	repartizarea
fair	echitabil
We do not care how these allocations are made, if they are fair.	Nu ne pasă cum se fac aceste repartizări, dacă sunt echitabile.
the business trip	deplasarea
My colleague misses the business trips abroad.	Colegului meu îi lipsesc deplasările în străinătate.
to overlap	se suprapune
Regarding the schedule, we dislike that the meeting overlaps with the break.	În privința orarului, ne displace că ședința se suprapune cu pauza.
to designate	desemna
the substitute	înlocuitorul
It does not suit them that the manager designates a substitute today.	Nu le convine că managerul desemnează un înlocuitor astăzi.
to agree with	prii
I know that the long business trip does not agree with him.	Știu că deplasarea lungă nu îi priește.
It suits us that you designate a coordinator for a fair allocation.	Ne convine să desemnați un coordonator pentru o repartizare echitabilă.
They care if the substitute's schedule overlaps.	Dânșilor le pasă dacă programul înlocuitorului se suprapune.
The quiet schedule agrees with her.	Dânsei îi priește orarul liniștit.
The manager dislikes the substitute for the business trip.	Managerului îi displace înlocuitorul pentru deplasare.
The schedule is discussed, but nobody cares.	Se discută orarul, dar nimănui nu îi pasă.
Your availability for this project does not suit the boss.	Șefei nu îi convine disponibilitatea ta pentru acest proiect.