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Trebuie să încarc bateria astăzi.

Trebuie să încarc bateria astăzi.
I must charge the battery today.
From Lesson 72:Everyday Tech·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Trebuie să încarc bateria astăzi.

Why doesn't the word for "I must" (trebuie) change to match "I"?
In Romanian, trebuie is usually an impersonal verb, meaning it stays exactly the same no matter who has to do the action. Instead of changing trebuie, you show who is doing the action by changing the second verb. Here, încarc means "I charge", so the sentence literally translates to "It is necessary that I charge."
What is the word să doing in this sentence?
The word să connects the two verbs, similar to how we use "to" in English (like "I want to charge"). When you use trebuie (must), you always follow it with să and then change the next verb to match the person doing the action.
How does bateria mean "the battery"?
In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front. The base word for battery is baterie, which is a feminine noun. To say "the battery", the final -e is replaced by the feminine "the" ending, which is -a, making it bateria.
Can I use azi instead of astăzi for "today"?
Yes, absolutely! Both azi and astăzi mean "today" and can be used interchangeably in this sentence. azi is just a shorter version that is very common in everyday spoken Romanian.

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