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Îi place filmul interesant.

Îi place filmul interesant.
He likes the interesting movie.
From Lesson 22:Likes and dislikes (îmi place)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Îi place filmul interesant.

Why does the sentence start with Îi instead of El for "He"?
In Romanian, you don't say "he likes the movie." Instead, the structure is closer to "the movie is pleasing to him." The word Îi is a pronoun that means "to him" (or "to her"). The normal word for "he" (el) isn't used with this verb.
Since the sentence means "He likes", why doesn't the verb match "he"?
Because grammatically, "the interesting movie" (filmul interesant) is the subject doing the action. The literal meaning is "The interesting movie is pleasing to him." The verb place is in the "it" form to match filmul.
Could Îi place filmul interesant also mean "She likes the interesting movie"?
Yes! The word îi is used for both "to him" and "to her". Unless you have more context from a conversation, this sentence can mean "He likes..." or "She likes...".
Where is the word for "the" in filmul interesant?
In Romanian, "the" is attached to the end of the noun rather than being a separate word in front. The base word is film (movie), and the suffix -ul makes it filmul (the movie).
Why is the word order filmul interesant instead of interesant filmul?
Unlike in English, Romanian descriptive words (adjectives) usually come right after the thing they are describing. So "the interesting movie" becomes "the movie interesting" (filmul interesant).

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