Breakdown of Ne vedem în fața barului diseară.
vedea
to see
ne
to us / us (direct object)
diseară
tonight
în fața
in front of
Questions & Answers about Ne vedem în fața barului diseară.
Why use the reflexive ne vedem instead of a specific verb for 'to meet'?
In Romanian, the verb a vedea (to see) is often used with a reflexive pronoun to express a reciprocal action—doing something to each other. So, ne vedem literally means 'we see each other,' which is the most natural way to say 'we are meeting up.' You could use ne întâlnim (we meet), but ne vedem is much more common for casual plans.
Why does bar take the -ului ending here to become barului?
The phrase în fața (in front of) always forces the noun that follows it into the Genitive case. Because bar is a neuter noun, its definite form ('the bar') is barul, and its Genitive form ('of the bar') becomes barului.
Does în fața literally mean 'in the face'?
Yes, exactly! The noun față means 'face,' and here it has the definite article -a attached (fața = the face). So în fața barului literally translates to 'in the face of the bar.' This is the standard way to say 'in front of' in Romanian.
Why is the present tense ne vedem translated as a future plan ('We are meeting')?
Romanian frequently uses the present tense to talk about firmly planned future events, just like the present continuous does in English ('we are meeting' or 'we are seeing each other'). The time word diseară (tonight) makes it clear that the action is happening in the future.