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Avem un spectacol important, deci nu te panica!

Avem un spectacol important, deci nu te panica!
We have an important show, so don't panic!
From Lesson 136:Reflexive negative commands (nu te grăbi!)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Avem un spectacol important, deci nu te panica!

Why does the pronoun te come before the verb in nu te panica?
In negative commands, reflexive pronouns like te (yourself) are "proclitic," meaning they must sit between the negative word nu and the verb. If this were a positive command ("Panic!"), the pronoun would attach to the end of the conjugated verb with a hyphen instead, making it panichează-te!.
Why does the verb look like the dictionary form (panica) instead of a conjugated form like panichezi?
For negative commands directed at one person (the informal "you"), Romanian uses nu + the infinitive form of the verb (without the word a). Since the infinitive is a panica, the negative command is nu (te) panica.
Is the verb a panica always reflexive?
It is reflexive (a se panica) when you are talking about someone becoming panicked themselves, which is why we need the te here to mean "yourself". If you were panicking someone else, it wouldn't be reflexive. For example, Nu panica publicul! means "Don't panic the audience!".
Why does the adjective come after the noun in spectacol important?
In Romanian, descriptive adjectives almost always follow the noun they modify. Since spectacol is a neuter noun, important takes the standard masculine/neuter singular form to match it.

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