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Lui îi displace orarul de dimineață.

Lui îi displace orarul de dimineață.
He dislikes the morning schedule.
From Lesson 338:Dative verbs for experiences (a-i conveni)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Lui îi displace orarul de dimineață.

Why do we need both Lui and îi before the verb?
The verb a displăcea (to dislike) requires a Dative experiencer, meaning the person feeling the dislike takes the Dative case. îi is the required short form meaning 'to him'. The strong form Lui is optional and added here for emphasis, stressing that he specifically dislikes it.
What is the grammatical subject of this sentence?
The subject is orarul (the schedule). With Dative experiencer verbs like a displăcea or a plăcea, the Romanian structure is literally 'The schedule is displeasing to him'. The thing being disliked performs the action, so the verb must conjugate to match it.
Is the infinitive of the verb a displace?
No, the infinitive is a displăcea. It follows the exact same conjugation pattern as a plăcea (to like). In this sentence, displace is the 3rd-person singular form because it agrees with the singular subject, orarul.
Why use de dimineață instead of just dimineața?
We use the preposition de to link the time word to a noun, turning it into an adjective-like attribute (a 'morning schedule'). If you used dimineața on its own, it would act as an adverb describing when the feeling happens ('he dislikes the schedule in the mornings'), rather than defining the type of schedule.

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