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El vrea să ajungă singur astăzi.

El vrea să ajungă singur astăzi.
He wants to arrive alone today.
From Lesson 42:Third-person subjunctive (să)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about El vrea să ajungă singur astăzi.

Why does the verb ajungă end in an "-ă" here?
This is the special form used after să. For most verbs that end in "-e" in their dictionary form (like a ajunge, meaning "to arrive"), the "he/she" form after să changes that final "-e" to an "-ă". So, while "he arrives" is el ajunge, "he wants to arrive" becomes el vrea să ajungă.
Would the verb form ajungă change if the subject was "they" instead of "he"?
No, it stays exactly the same. A very helpful rule in Romanian is that after să, the "he/she" form and the "they" form of a verb are always identical. "They want to arrive" would be ei vor să ajungă.
Does the word singur change if the sentence is about a woman?
Yes! Even though singur translates to "alone" here, it acts like an adjective that must match the gender of the person it describes. Since el (he) is masculine, we use singur. If the sentence were about a woman (ea), it would be Ea vrea să ajungă singură.
I usually see azi for "today". Why is it astăzi in this sentence?
Astăzi and azi mean the exact same thing and can be used interchangeably. Astăzi is just a slightly longer, slightly more formal version of the word.

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