Breakdown of Vrem să mergem la munte în iulie și în august.
și
and
în
in
merge
to go / to run (of a machine)
la
at / to
muntele
the mountain
vrea
to want
să
to (subjunctive marker)
iulie
July
august
August
Questions & Answers about Vrem să mergem la munte în iulie și în august.
Why is there no word for 'we' before vrem?
What is the purpose of the word să before mergem?
The word să connects two verbs, similar to how we use 'to' in English. When you want to say 'we want to go', Romanian uses vrem (we want) plus să plus mergem (we go). This is the standard way to link a main verb with a second action in Romanian.
Why does the sentence say la munte (to the mountain) instead of using the plural for 'mountains'?
In Romanian, going la munte is a set phrase used to talk about visiting the mountainous region for a trip or holiday. Even though English speakers often say 'going to the mountains', Romanians use the singular form here, just like how they say la mare for 'to the seaside'.
Why is the word în repeated before both months?
It is grammatically correct and very common in Romanian to repeat the preposition în (in) before every item in a list of months or seasons. You will say în iulie și în august (in July and in August), whereas in English we often drop the second 'in'.
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