Breakdown of Ea vrea să scrie răspunsul pentru profesor.
ea
she
profesorul
the teacher
scrie
to write
vrea
to want
Questions & Answers about Ea vrea să scrie răspunsul pentru profesor.
Why does the sentence use să scrie instead of a dictionary infinitive for "to write"?
In Romanian, verbs expressing a desire or intention, like a vrea (to want), must be followed by the connecting word să and a conjugated verb. Instead of saying "she wants to write," the Romanian structure translates literally to "she wants that she writes" (ea vrea să scrie).
I learned that the "he/she" verb forms usually change their endings after să. Why didn't scrie change?
You have a great memory! Most verbs do change their 3rd person ending after să (for example, ea face becomes să facă). However, for the verb a scrie (to write), the present tense "she" form (ea scrie) and the să form (să scrie) are completely identical. It's an exception where you don't have to learn a new ending!
How do we get "the answer" from the word răspunsul?
The base noun is răspuns (answer). In Romanian, the equivalent of the word "the" (the definite article) is attached to the end of the noun. Because răspuns is a neuter noun ending in a consonant, it takes the ending -ul, making it răspunsul.
Why doesn't profesor have a "the" ending attached to it if the translation says "for the teacher"?