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Vreau să mănânc brânza acum.

Vreau să mănânc brânza acum.
I want to eat the cheese now.
From Lesson 61:Basic Foods: Groceries·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Vreau să mănânc brânza acum.

Where is the word for "the" in this sentence?
Romanian attaches "the" to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word. The dictionary form of cheese is brânză. To say "the cheese", the final -ă changes to -a, making it brânza.
Why is it să mănânc instead of an infinitive verb like in English?
In Romanian, when you say you want to do an action, you use the connecting word să followed by a conjugated verb. It literally translates to "I want that I eat". Because you are doing both actions, both vreau (I want) and mănânc (I eat) are in the "I" form.
Why does the spelling of the verb to eat (a mânca) change to mănânc?
The verb a mânca is slightly irregular. When matching it with "I", the vowels in the middle shift, making it mănânc. It is very common in Romanian for the vowels inside a word to change when verbs are conjugated!
Why isn't the word for "I" (eu) included at the start of the sentence?
In Romanian, the form of the verb itself tells you who is acting. Because vreau already means "I want" and mănânc means "I eat", adding eu is optional. Native speakers usually leave it out unless they want to add special emphasis.

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