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Îmi place să mă plimb cu câinele.

Îmi place să mă plimb cu câinele.
I like to go for a walk with the dog.
From Lesson 47:Free time and sport·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Îmi place să mă plimb cu câinele.

Why does the sentence start with Îmi instead of Eu for 'I'?
In Romanian, you don't say 'I like'. Instead, the verb a plăcea works like 'to be pleasing to'. Îmi means 'to me', so Îmi place literally translates to 'It is pleasing to me'. You will use this same structure for other people too, like Îți place (You like / It is pleasing to you).
What does the word să do here?
The word să is a linking word used to connect two verbs, similar to 'to' in the English phrase 'I like to walk'. In Romanian grammar, it shows up when talking about actions you want, like, or need to do.
Why is there a mă before plimb?
The verb for 'to take a walk' or 'to stroll' is a se plimba, which is a reflexive verb. This means you literally say 'I walk myself'. Because you are talking about yourself doing the action, you use the reflexive pronoun mă (myself) right before the verb.
How do we get câinele from the basic word for dog (câine)?
In Romanian, the word for 'the' is attached to the end of the noun instead of coming before it. For masculine nouns like câine (dog) that end in an '-e', we add the ending -le to make it câinele (the dog).

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