Questions & Answers about Îmi place sportul foarte mult.
Why do we use Îmi instead of Eu (I) for 'I like'?
If Îmi means 'to me', what is the actual subject of this sentence?
The subject is sportul (the sport). Because the literal meaning is 'The sport is pleasing to me', the word sportul is the thing performing the action of 'pleasing'. That is why the verb place matches it.
Why does the sentence use sportul (the sport) instead of just sport?
When talking about things you like, Romanian grammar requires the noun to have the definite article attached. Even if in English you would just say 'I like sport' in a general sense, in Romanian you must add the -ul ending to make it sportul (the sport).
What does foarte mult mean together?
Foarte means 'very' and mult means 'much' or 'a lot'. Together, they make 'very much' or 'a lot'. You will see this combination all the time when expressing how much you like something.