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### The "Îmi vine să" Construction

Sometimes our bodies react before our brains can stop them. To describe a sudden, involuntary urge—like needing to sneeze, yawn, or burst into laughter—Romanian uses a specific construction that translates to "I feel like..." or, more literally, "It comes to me to...".

To build this, use a dative clitic pronoun (showing who has the urge) followed by the fixed verb **vine** (from *a veni*, to come). Then, use the conjunction **să** and conjugate the action verb in the subjunctive mood.

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### Changing the Experiencer

Because the impulse "comes" to the person, the verb **vine** stays locked in the 3rd-person singular form regardless of who is acting. To change who is experiencing the urge, you only change the dative pronoun and the final subjunctive verb.

| Person | Dative Pronoun | Fixed Verb | Subjunctive | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | **îmi** | vine | să casc | I feel like yawning |
| You | **îți** | vine | să râzi | You feel like laughing |
| He/She | **îi** | vine | să plângă | He/She feels like crying |
| We | **ne** | vine | să vomităm | We feel like vomiting |
| You (pl.) | **vă** | vine | să izbucniți | You feel like bursting out |
| They | **le** | vine | să înjure | They feel like swearing |

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### Awkward Situations and Restraint

Social situations often require us to hold back these sudden reactions. The reflexive verb **a se abține** means "to restrain oneself" or "to hold back".

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When specifying exactly who is having the urge using a noun (like "my colleague" or "the client"), that noun must take the dative case. As with standard Romanian dative constructions, you still include the clitic pronoun **îi** right before the verb.

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### Extreme Impulses

This construction isn't just for yawns and sneezes. You can use it to express intense emotional impulses, like suddenly feeling the urge to swear (*a înjura*), explode (*a exploda*), or burst out laughing or crying (*a izbucni*).

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Involuntary impulses (îmi vine să)

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)

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Demonstrative adjectives (acest, acel)

Numbers 1 to 10

The number two (doi, două)

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The subjunctive (să)

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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)

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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
hilarious	hilar
the impulse	impulsul
It is hilarious, but when I have this impulse, I feel like running away.	Este hilar, dar când am acest impuls, îmi vine să fug.
to yawn	căsca
Because of the fatigue, I feel like yawning.	Din cauza oboselii, îmi vine să casc.
embarrassing	jenant
to sneeze	strănuta
to restrain oneself	se abține
The situation is embarrassing, but he feels like sneezing and he cannot restrain himself.	Situația este jenantă, dar îi vine să strănute și nu se poate abține.
The film is hilarious, don't you feel like laughing?	Filmul este hilar, nu-ți vine să râzi?
to swear	înjura
to explode	exploda
The boss screamed, so he feels like swearing and exploding.	Șeful a țipat, așa că îi vine să înjure și să explodeze.
to vomit	vomita
Because of the food from the restaurant, we feel like vomiting.	Din cauza mâncării de la restaurant, ne vine să vomităm.
He did not restrain himself, but said that he feels like swearing.	Nu s-a abținut, ci a spus că îi vine să înjure.
How strong the impulse is when you all feel like crying!	Cât de puternic este impulsul când vă vine să plângeți!
If I had time, I would sleep, because now I feel like yawning.	Dacă aș avea timp, aș dormi, fiindcă acum îmi vine să casc.
I did not understand whether you feel like crying or laughing.	Nu am înțeles dacă îți vine să plângi sau să râzi.
How embarrassing! My female colleague feels like crying, however she restrains herself.	Ce jenant! Colegei mele îi vine să plângă, însă se abține.
It is embarrassing when you sneeze and feel like vomiting.	Este jenant când strănuți și îți vine să vomiți.
The client is angry and feels like exploding.	Clientul este furios și îi vine să explodeze.
to burst out	izbucni
I cannot hold back and I feel like bursting out.	Nu pot să mă abțin și îmi vine să izbucnesc.
The joke is hilarious and we feel like bursting out.	Gluma este hilară și ne vine să izbucnim.