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Voi ascultați muzica des?

Voi ascultați muzica des?
Do you listen to the music often?
From Lesson 12:Present tense of regular -a verbs·Romanian

Breakdown of Voi ascultați muzica des?

voi
you all
des
often
asculta
to listen
muzica
the music

Questions & Answers about Voi ascultați muzica des?

Why does the verb end in -ați here?
Ascultați comes from the verb a asculta (to listen), which is a regular Conjugation 1 verb (verbs ending in -a). To make the "you plural" (voi) form in the present tense, you drop the -a from the infinitive and add the ending -ați.
Do I have to include the word voi at the beginning?
No, you can just say Ascultați muzica des? and it means exactly the same thing. In Romanian, the verb ending (-ați) already tells us that the subject is "you" (plural), so the pronoun voi is optional and usually left out unless you want to emphasize it.
Why is it muzica and not muzică?
Muzică means "music" in general, while muzica means "the music." In Romanian, the definite article ("the") attaches to the end of the noun. Because muzică is a feminine noun ending in -ă, we replace the -ă with -a to make it muzica.
How do you translate the word "Do" in this question?
You don't! Romanian doesn't use helping words like "do" or "does" to ask questions. You simply use the normal statement word order—Voi ascultați muzica des (You listen to the music often)—and just raise the pitch of your voice at the end to make it a question.

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