Word
După părerea mea, el are dreptate.
Meaning
In my view, he's right.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of După părerea mea, el are dreptate.
el
he
avea dreptate
to be right
după părerea mea
in my view
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Questions & Answers about După părerea mea, el are dreptate.
Why does this sentence start with după (after) to mean "in"?
The phrase după părerea mea literally translates to "after my opinion," but it is the standard Romanian idiom for "in my opinion" or "in my view." You could also use în opinia mea, but the version with după is extremely common in everyday speech.
Why is there an -a at the end of părerea?
The base noun is părere (opinion). In Romanian, when a noun is followed by a possessive adjective like mea (my), the noun must take the definite article. So părere gets the definite article -a to become părerea (the opinion). Literally, you are saying "the opinion my."
Why does the Romanian sentence use are (has) instead of the verb "to be"?
In English, you "are" right, but in Romanian, you "have" rightness. The set expression is a avea dreptate (to have right/reason). If you tried to translate "he is right" literally as el este drept, a Romanian speaker would understand that he is physically straight or that he is a righteous, just man!
Could I leave out el and just say are dreptate?
Yes, absolutely. Romanian often drops the subject pronoun because the verb form (are) already shows who is doing the action. Including el (he) here just adds a little emphasis, pointing out that he is the one who is right, rather than someone else.