Breakdown of Începem să redactăm prima etapă a proiectului.
proiectul
the project
al
the possessive article (m.sg; a, ai, ale)
să
to (subjunctive marker)
începe
to start
primul
the first
redacta
to draft
etapa
the stage (of a process)
Questions & Answers about Începem să redactăm prima etapă a proiectului.
Why do we use să redactăm after începem instead of an infinitive?
In Romanian, the aspectual verb a începe (to begin/start) connects to the next action using the subjunctive mood, which is marked by să. While English says 'starting to draft' or 'starting drafting', Romanian requires să followed by a conjugated verb.
Why are both verbs in this sentence conjugated for 'we' (începem and redactăm)?
When using phase verbs like a începe să or a continua să, the second verb must match the person doing the action. Since 'we' are the ones starting and 'we' are the ones drafting, both verbs are conjugated in the first-person plural.
Why do we need the word a before proiectului?
The word a is a possessive article meaning 'of the'. You need it here because the noun it links to, etapă, doesn't have a definite article attached to its end (the phrase is prima etapă, not etapa). Because etapă is feminine singular, we use the feminine singular possessive article a to connect it to the genitive word proiectului.
Does a redacta mean 'to draft' in any context?
No, a redacta is specifically used for writing, drafting, or composing texts and documents. You wouldn't use it for drawing a visual draft or sketch (which would be a schița).
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