Breakdown of Ce ai făcut ieri?
ce
what / how (exclamatory, + adjective)
face
to do, to make
ieri
yesterday
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Questions & Answers about Ce ai făcut ieri?
What are the two parts of the past tense in ai făcut?
The Romanian past tense (Perfect Compus) is built with a helper verb and a past participle. Here, ai is the helper verb for the informal 'you' (a special form of a avea), and făcut is the past participle of a face (to do). Together they translate to 'you did' or 'you have done'.
Is făcut a regular past participle?
A face (to do/make) is a highly frequent irregular verb. While many verbs have highly predictable past tense endings based on their infinitive form, a face irregularly changes its stem to făcut. Because you will use this word constantly, it is one of the most important irregular forms to memorize!
Where is the word for 'did' in this Romanian question?
Romanian does not add a dummy word like 'do' or 'did' to ask a question, and it does not flip the word order. The exact same past tense block ai făcut is used for both a statement (you did) and a question (did you do). You simply place ce (what) at the beginning.