Learn Romanian: Unde este revista? Am citit-o azi. - Where is the magazine? I read it today.

Unde este revista? Am citit-o azi.

Where is the magazine? I read it today.

Breakdown of Unde este revista? Am citit-o azi.

to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)

Questions & Answers about Unde este revista? Am citit-o azi.

Why is there an -o attached to the end of citit-o?

The -o is a short pronoun meaning "it", referring back to the feminine noun revista. In the past tense, this specific feminine pronoun always attaches to the very end of the past participle (citit) with a hyphen.

Would I still use -o if I was talking about a neuter noun like ziar (newspaper)?

No, because the pronoun must match the gender of the noun. The -o is only for feminine nouns. For masculine or neuter nouns, you use the pronoun îl, which shortens to l- and goes in front of the helper verb, making it l-am citit.

Why does the word revista end in -a instead of -ă?

The base dictionary word for "magazine" is revistă. In Romanian, the word for "the" is attached to the end of the noun. For feminine nouns ending in -ă, this letter changes to -a to mean "the", giving us revista (the magazine).

Can I include the word eu and say eu am citit-o?

Yes, you can. However, Romanian usually drops subject pronouns like eu (I) because the helper verb am already makes it perfectly clear who did the action. You would only add eu if you wanted to strongly emphasize that you were the one who read it.