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### The Negative Subjunctive (*să nu*)

In Romanian, the subjunctive mood connects verbs (like "I want *to go*") and expresses suggestions or necessity. To make the subjunctive negative, simply place the word **nu** between **să** and the verb.

Structure: **să** + **nu** + **verb**

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### Direct Negative Commands

You do not always need an introductory verb (like "I recommend" or "please"). Starting a sentence with **să nu** is a very common, everyday way to give a direct negative command or warning, similar to saying "Don't do that!" in English.

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### Giving Medical Advice and Stating Necessity

You will frequently use the negative subjunctive after verbs of reporting (like *a spune* - to say) or necessity (like *trebuie* - must/have to). This is especially useful for discussing medical treatments and lifestyle advice.

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### Expressing Purpose: *ca să nu*

When you want to say "so that [someone] does not" or "in order not to," use the phrase **ca să nu**.

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### Advice in Context

You can easily combine these negative subjunctive commands with *dacă* (if) or *când* (when) to give specific conditional advice.

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Negative subjunctive (să nu)

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 consume	consuma
I recommend that you do not consume sugar in the evening.	Îți recomand să nu consumi zahăr seara.
the treatment	tratamentul
Please do not interrupt the treatment.	Te rog să nu întrerupi tratamentul.
Do not interrupt the treatment we spoke about yesterday.	Să nu întrerupi tratamentul despre care am vorbit ieri.
to postpone	amâna
the check-up / control, inspection	controlul
The doctor says not to postpone the check-up.	Medicul spune să nu amâni controlul.
It is important that we don't postpone the check-up.	Este important să nu amânăm controlul.
the pill	pastila
You must not take the pill without water.	Trebuie să nu iei pastila fără apă.
I want you not to forget the morning pill.	Vreau să nu uiți pastila de dimineață.
to catch a cold	răci
She stays home so that she does not catch a cold.	Ea rămâne acasă ca să nu răcească.
Stay home so that you do not catch a cold outside!	Rămâi acasă ca să nu răcești afară!
to cough	tuși
If you start to cough, do not go to the office.	Dacă începi să tușești, să nu mergi la birou.
When you cough, please do not stand near me.	Când tușiți, vă rog să nu stați lângă mine.
to exaggerate	exagera
You are tired, so please do not overdo it with the effort.	Ești obosit, așa că te rog să nu exagerezi cu efortul.
The doctor recommends that we do not overdo it with the food.	Medicul ne recomandă să nu exagerăm cu mâncarea.
serious (severe, grave)	grav
It is not a serious accident, but you must not move.	Nu este un accident grav, dar trebuie să nu te miști.
Do not think that the situation is very serious.	Să nu crezi că situația este foarte gravă.
the blood pressure	tensiunea
Do not drink coffee if the blood pressure rises.	Să nu bei cafea dacă tensiunea crește.
The doctor says we should not ignore the blood pressure.	Doctorul spune să nu ignorăm tensiunea.
For your health, do not consume much alcohol.	Pentru sănătatea ta, să nu consumi mult alcool.
to take care, to be careful (de = of)	avea grijă
Be careful not to fall!	Ai grijă să nu cazi!
Take care of the children!	Ai grijă de copii!
We have to take care of grandma.	Trebuie să avem grijă de bunica.
Please wait here!	Să așteptați aici, vă rog!
Be on time!	Să vii la timp!
to be patient	avea răbdare
Be patient, I'm coming right away!	Ai răbdare, vin imediat!
You must be patient with the children.	Trebuie să ai răbdare cu copiii.

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