Breakdown of Ea a decis să candideze din nou.
ea
she
să
to (subjunctive marker)
decide
to decide
din nou
again
Questions & Answers about Ea a decis să candideze din nou.
Why is să candideze translated as 'to run for office'? Doesn't a alerga mean 'to run'?
In English, we use 'run' for both physical running and political campaigns. In Romanian, physical running is a alerga, but running for an office, position, or election is a candida (literally, to be a candidate).
Could we use the reflexive s-a decis instead of a decis here?
Yes, you could say Ea s-a decis să candideze. Both mean she decided. A decide focuses on the action of making a choice, while the reflexive a se decide puts a bit more emphasis on the internal process of making up one's mind. When followed by a să clause like this one, they are virtually interchangeable.
Why does să candideze end in '-eze'?
The infinitive verb is a candida, which is a regular verb that takes the -ez suffix. In the present tense it is ea candidează. When moving to the subjunctive (the să form) for 'she', that -ează ending shifts to -eze. This is the standard pattern for verbs of this group.
Could I use iar instead of din nou to mean 'again' in this sentence?
Yes, but there is a slight nuance. Din nou literally means 'from new' and emphasizes starting a fresh attempt or doing the whole process over. Iar is a simpler statement of repetition. For a major event like a political campaign, din nou highlights the effort of a brand-new run.