Learn Romanian: Scriu cu mâna stângă. - I write with my left hand.

In Romanian, you can often leave out subject pronouns like eu (I) because the verb form already shows who is doing the action. Scriu specifically means "I write", so adding eu before it is optional and usually dropped in natural speech.

Why does the sentence use mâna (the hand) instead of a word for "my"?

When talking about actions involving your own body parts, Romanian typically uses the definite article ("the") rather than possessive pronouns ("my", "your", etc.). The base word mână (hand) becomes mâna (the hand) when the definite article is attached to the end. So, you are literally saying "I write with the left hand."

Why is the word for "left" written as stângă here?

Adjectives in Romanian must match the gender of the noun they describe. Because mână is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine singular form of the adjective, which is stângă. If the body part were masculine or neuter, like ochi (eye), you would use the base masculine form stâng.

Why does stângă come after mâna instead of before it?

Unlike in English, descriptive adjectives in Romanian almost always come immediately after the noun they describe. That is why "left hand" translates in the word order of "hand left" (mâna stângă).