Word
Îmi place faptul că vii.
Meaning
I like the fact that you're coming.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Îmi place faptul că vii.
veni
to come / to feel like (dative + vine să)
îmi
to me
plăcea
to like
că
that (conjunction)
Questions & Answers about Îmi place faptul că vii.
Why do we use că here instead of să?
Normally, after îmi place, you use să for actions, like in Îmi place să cânt (I like to sing). However, the phrase faptul că means "the fact that." Because a "fact" is a definite reality rather than a hypothetical wish or general action, it requires the conjunction că instead of să.
What is the actual subject of the verb place in this sentence?
The subject is faptul (the fact). In Romanian, expressing "I like" actually translates to "it is pleasing to me." So îmi means "to me," and place faptul means "the fact is pleasing."
How is the word faptul formed?
It is made of the base neuter noun fapt (fact) plus the definite article -ul (the) attached to the end. This is the standard way to say "the [noun]" for masculine and neuter words that end in a consonant.
Could I drop the word faptul and just say "Îmi place că vii"?
Yes, absolutely! Îmi place că vii (I like that you are coming) is very common and natural in everyday speech. Including faptul just adds a bit of emphasis on "the fact," exactly as it does in English.