Breakdown of Expeditorul a venit pentru a expedia coletul.
avea
to have
veni
to come / to feel like (dative + vine să)
coletul
the parcel
pentru a
in order to (+ infinitive)
expeditorul
the sender
expedia
to dispatch
Questions & Answers about Expeditorul a venit pentru a expedia coletul.
Why does the sentence use pentru a expedia instead of the subjunctive ca să expedieze?
Both structures express purpose, but pentru a followed by the infinitive is slightly more formal and frequently used in written Romanian. Note that you can only use pentru a plus the infinitive when the subject of both actions is the same person.
Can I leave out pentru and say a venit a expedia, matching the English "came to dispatch"?
No, that is a common mistake for English speakers. To express purpose, Romanian strictly requires a preposition before the infinitive. While English often drops "in order" before "to", Romanian must use pentru a or the subjunctive equivalent ca să.
What is the difference between a expedia and the common verb a trimite?
Both mean to send, but a expedia is specific to logistics, post offices, and shipping. It translates better as to dispatch or to ship. a trimite is the everyday word you use for sending a quick message, an email, or telling someone to go somewhere.
How does the suffix in expeditorul work, and is there a feminine form?
The suffix -tor attaches to verbs to create nouns for the person doing the action, similar to the English suffix "-er". From a expedia we get expeditor, which takes the masculine definite article -ul to mean the sender. The feminine equivalent is expeditoare.
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