Word
Fata trebuie să citească joi.
Meaning
The girl must read on Thursday.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Breakdown of Fata trebuie să citească joi.
fata
the girl
citi
to read
să
to (subjunctive marker)
trebui
to have to / to be needed (with a dative: to need)
Questions & Answers about Fata trebuie să citească joi.
Why isn't there a word for "on" before joi?
In English we say "on Thursday", but in Romanian, you just use the name of the day by itself to say when an action happens. Here, joi means both "Thursday" and "on Thursday".
Does the verb trebuie change depending on who has to do something?
No, and that makes it very easy! In the present tense, trebuie (must or have to) stays exactly the same whether it is "I must", "you must", or "the girl must".
Why is there a să before the verb citească?
In Romanian, when you connect an action to a necessity like trebuie (must), you use the connecting word să. It works a bit like the English word "to" in "has to read".
Why is the verb citească instead of the normal present tense form citește?
How do we know it is "the girl" and not just "girl"?