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Farmacia este acolo. O văd.

Farmacia este acolo. O văd.
The pharmacy is there. I see it.
From Lesson 64:Around Town·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Farmacia este acolo. O văd.

Why is the word Farmacia and not farmacie?
In Romanian, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun. The base word is farmacie (pharmacy). Because it is a feminine word, adding the definite article "the" changes the ending to an -a, making it farmacia (the pharmacy).
What does the O mean in O văd?
O is a short pronoun meaning "her" or, in this case, "it". Because farmacia is a feminine noun, you must use the feminine pronoun o to refer back to it. If the noun were masculine or a group of mixed items, you would use a different pronoun, like îl.
Why does O come before the verb văd?
In Romanian, short object pronouns like o almost always come directly before the verb. So instead of saying "I see it" like in English, Romanian structures it as "It I see" (O văd).
Where is the word for "I" in O văd?
Romanian often drops subject pronouns like eu (I) because the verb itself already tells you who is doing the action. The form văd specifically means "I see", so saying Eu o văd is correct but usually unnecessary in everyday conversation.

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