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Questions & Answers about Îi place muzica.
Where is the word for "she" in this sentence?
If "îi" means "to her", could this sentence also mean "he likes"?
Yes! The pronoun îi is used for both "to him" and "to her". Without any other context, îi place muzica can mean "He likes the music" just as easily as "She likes the music".
Why is "muzica" at the end of the sentence instead of the beginning?
Because muzica (the music) is actually the grammatical subject of the sentence—it is the thing doing the "pleasing". While English usually puts the subject first, Romanian word order is flexible. With the verb a plăcea, it is very common to put the subject at the end.
Why does the word for music, "muzică", change to "muzica" here?
The base dictionary word is muzică (music). To say "the" music, Romanian attaches a definite article to the end of the word. For feminine words ending in -ă, you replace the -ă with -a, giving us muzica.