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Aștept de două ore.

Aștept de două ore.
I have been waiting for two hours.
From Lesson 51:Before and after (înainte, după, până)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Aștept de două ore.

Why is aștept (present tense) translated as 'I have been waiting'?
In Romanian, if an action started in the past and is still happening right now, you use the present tense. Since you are still waiting, you simply say aștept (I wait / I am waiting).
Why use de instead of pentru for the word 'for'?
When talking about how long an ongoing action has been happening, Romanian uses de (which often means 'of' or 'from'). You generally only use pentru for a planned duration, like going somewhere 'for two days' (pentru două zile).
Why is it două and not doi for the number two?
In Romanian, the number two changes based on the gender of the noun. The word for hour (oră) is feminine. For feminine nouns, you must use două instead of the masculine doi.
Is ore a regular plural form?
Yes! The singular is oră (hour). In Romanian, feminine nouns ending in -ă usually change that ending to -e in the plural, making it ore (hours).

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