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### The Relative Pronoun "pe care"

When the relative pronoun is the *direct object* of its clause—meaning it receives the action, like the podcast that *you are listening to* or the book that *I am reading*—Romanian adds the preposition **pe** to make **pe care**.

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When using **pe care**, Romanian requires an unstressed pronoun (a clitic) right before the verb in the relative clause. This short pronoun "doubles" the direct object and must match the gender and number of the noun you are describing.

Here are the direct object clitics you need to know:
- Masculine / Neuter singular: **îl** (or **-l**)
- Feminine singular: **o**
- Masculine plural: **îi** (or **i-**)
- Feminine / Neuter plural: **le**

Let's look at a neuter singular noun. Because *podcastul* is neuter singular, we use **îl** before the verb *ascult*:

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For a feminine singular noun like *cartea*, we use **o**:

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For a neuter plural noun like *episoadele*, we use **le**:

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**Pronoun Placement with Other Tenses**

When using the past tense or the *o să* future tense, the short pronoun often attaches directly to the helping verb. For example, **îl** drops its first letter to become **l-** or **-l**:

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The relative pronoun 'pe care' (pe care)

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
the podcast	podcastul
which / that (direct object)	pe care
brilliant	genial
The podcast that I listen to is brilliant.	Podcastul pe care îl ascult este genial.
the topic	subiectul
fascinating	fascinant
The book that I am reading has a fascinating topic.	Cartea pe care o citesc are un subiect fascinant.
the documentary	documentarul
The documentary that I saw yesterday is fascinating.	Documentarul pe care l-am văzut ieri este fascinant.
He sent me the podcast that you are listening to.	El mi-a trimis podcastul pe care îl asculți.
the season (activities, TV, etc.)	sezonul
The season that we are going to watch tonight is brilliant.	Sezonul pe care o să-l urmărim diseară este genial.
the episode	episodul
to discuss	discuta
The episode that we are discussing is long.	Episodul pe care îl discutăm este lung.
Do you like the documentary that we are watching?	Îți place documentarul pe care îl urmărim?
I love the story that you are reading.	Iubesc povestea pe care o citești.
the series	serialul
She recommended the series that you are watching to me.	Ea mi-a recomandat serialul pe care îl urmărești.
We are talking about you and about your brilliant series.	Vorbim despre tine și despre serialul tău genial.
I like the episodes that you are watching.	Îmi plac episoadele pe care le urmărești.
The series that you are watching is very good.	Serialul pe care îl urmărești este foarte bun.
Is this the topic that we are going to discuss?	Ăsta este subiectul pe care o să-l discutăm?
The season that I am watching now is brilliant.	Sezonul pe care îl urmăresc acum este genial.