Learn Romanian: Nici eu nu suport acest zgomot insuportabil și monoton. - I can't stand this unbearable and monotonous noise either.

Nici eu nu suport acest zgomot insuportabil și monoton.

I can't stand this unbearable and monotonous noise either.

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Questions & Answers about Nici eu nu suport acest zgomot insuportabil și monoton.

Why do we use both nici and nu in this sentence?

Romanian requires double negation here. When you use nici (neither) with a stressed pronoun like eu to express negative agreement ("me neither" or "I don't... either"), the main verb must also be negated with nu. Literally, the sentence starts: "Neither I don't stand..."

Does the verb a suporta mean "to support"?

It is often a false friend! While it can mean physical support (like a pillar supporting a roof), when applied to situations, people, or feelings it means "to stand," "to bear," or "to tolerate." To say you support a friend, a cause, or a sports team, you should use the verb a susține.

Are the words suport and insuportabil related?

Yes! The adjective insuportabil is built directly from the verb a suporta. By combining the negative prefix in- and the suffix -abil (able to be), it translates literally to "un-bear-able" or "un-toler-able."

Why do we use acest before zgomot instead of această?

Zgomot (noise) is a neuter noun (un zgomot, două zgomote). As a refresher, neuter nouns behave exactly like masculine nouns in the singular, which is why it takes the masculine/neuter singular demonstrative adjective acest (this).