Learn Romanian: Noi nu iubim ploaia. - We do not love the rain.

Noi nu iubim ploaia.

We do not love the rain.

Breakdown of Noi nu iubim ploaia.

Questions & Answers about Noi nu iubim ploaia.

Could I leave out the word noi and just say Nu iubim ploaia?

Yes, you can! The verb iubim already has the meaning of 'we love' built into its ending (-im). Using the pronoun noi is optional in Romanian and is usually done just to add emphasis, like pointing out that we do not love the rain, even if someone else does.

Why is there no word for 'do' in nu iubim?

Romanian doesn't use helping words like 'do' or 'does' to make a sentence negative. To say 'do not,' you simply put the word nu directly in front of the verb. So, iubim means 'we love' and nu iubim means 'we do not love.'

What is the dictionary form of the verb iubim?

The base dictionary form is a iubi (to love). It is a regular verb that belongs to the group of verbs ending in -i. To make the 'we' form in the present tense, you take off the -i and add the ending -im.

How does ploaia mean 'the rain' instead of just 'rain'?

In Romanian, the word for 'the' (the definite article) attaches to the very end of the noun instead of coming before it. The base word for 'rain' is ploaie, which is a feminine noun. To add 'the' to a feminine noun ending in -ie, the end of the word changes to make it ploaia.