Word
Cine coboară târziu?
Meaning
Who goes down late?
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Cine coboară târziu?
The lesson is about verbs ending in -i or -î. What is the infinitive of coboară?
The infinitive is a coborî (to go down or descend), which belongs to the fourth conjugation group. For the 'he/she' form used here, the stem vowel changes from 'o' to 'oa' and takes the ending -ă, making coboară.
Why is the verb conjugated as coboară here?
The question word cine (who) is treated as a third-person singular subject, just like 'he' or 'she'. Therefore, the verb takes the 'he/she' form. Interestingly, for this specific verb, the 'they' form is exactly the same: ei/ele coboară.
Does the word târziu change if we are asking about multiple people?
No. In this sentence, târziu (late) is used as an adverb to describe when the action happens. Unlike adjectives, adverbs in Romanian never change their form to match gender or number.
How would I ask the exact opposite of this sentence?
The opposite of a coborî (to go down) is a urca (to go up). The opposite of târziu (late) is devreme (early). If you wanted to ask 'Who goes up early?', you would say Cine urcă devreme?.