Breakdown of Totul depinde de tine.
totul
everything
de
of / to, near (after se apropia)
tine
you (sg.)
depinde
to depend (as in "it depends")
Questions & Answers about Totul depinde de tine.
Why is it Totul instead of just Tot?
Tot translates to "all" or "whole". When you want to use it as a standalone pronoun meaning "everything", you must add the masculine definite article -ul to the end, giving you totul (literally "the all").
Why does the sentence use de instead of pe for "on"?
Prepositions rarely translate word-for-word between languages. While "on" is usually pe in Romanian, the verb a depinde (to depend) always pairs with the preposition de. It is best to memorize them together as the set phrase a depinde de.
Why is it tine and not the standard word for "you", tu?
In Romanian, you cannot use subject pronouns like tu immediately after most prepositions, including de. Instead, you must use the accusative case form, which changes tu into tine.
Which person is the verb depinde conjugated in here?
It is in the third-person singular form. The subject of the sentence is Totul (Everything), which is treated as a singular "it" and takes the exact same verb conjugation as el (he) or ea (she).
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