Breakdown of Ea s-a îngrijorat când a apărut simptomul.
ea
she
când
when
se îngrijora
to worry
apărea
to appear
simptomul
the symptom
Questions & Answers about Ea s-a îngrijorat când a apărut simptomul.
Why do we use the reflexive s-a îngrijorat instead of just a îngrijorat?
The verb a se îngrijora (to get worried) is reflexive when describing a change in your own emotional state. The s-a is a contraction of the reflexive pronoun se and the auxiliary verb a. Without the reflexive pronoun, a îngrijora means to worry someone else.
Why is the subject placed after the verb in a apărut simptomul?
Romanian allows flexible word order. Placing the subject after the verb is extremely common with verbs of appearing, disappearing, or existing. It sounds more natural here because it shifts the emphasis onto the event that happened (the appearance) rather than the symptom itself.
How is the definite article formed in the word simptomul?
The base word is simptom, which is a neuter noun. Because neuter nouns act like masculine nouns in the singular, it takes the standard masculine singular definite article -ul, giving us simptomul (the symptom).
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