Questions & Answers about Locuiesc într-o garsonieră.
I know the verb "a trăi" means "to live". Why is "locuiesc" used here instead?
In Romanian, a locui specifically means "to reside" or "to inhabit" a physical place, like an apartment or a city. You use a trăi when talking about being alive or experiencing life in a broader sense. Since you are talking about where your home is, a locui is the natural choice.
Why does the verb form "locuiesc" have that "-esc" in the middle?
The dictionary form is a locui. It belongs to a very common group of Romanian verbs ending in -i that require the suffix -esc in the present tense for the "I" form. You cannot just use the base stem; adding -esc is a strict rule for verbs in this specific conjugation class.
What exactly is the word "într-o"?
It is a mandatory contraction of the preposition în (in) and the feminine indefinite article o (a/an). In Romanian, you cannot say în o because the vowel sounds clash awkwardly, so they must merge into într-o using a hyphen.