Breakdown of Ioane, ați făcut un pact între voi?
un
a / an (m/n)
avea
to have
voi
you all
face
to do, to make
Questions & Answers about Ioane, ați făcut un pact între voi?
Why does the verb ați făcut (plural) not match the singular name Ioane?
The speaker is getting John's attention directly (Ioane) but asking about something John did together with other people. In English, this is like saying 'John, did you guys make a pact?'
Why is John's name spelled Ioane here instead of Ion?
This is the vocative case, which is used when you are directly addressing or calling out to someone. For many traditional male names ending in a consonant, Romanian adds the ending -e (like Ion becoming Ioane).
Why do we use între voi here to show a mutual action instead of just making the verb reflexive?
Could I use an unstressed pronoun here, like între vă?
No, prepositions in Romanian (like între, cu, or pentru) must always be followed by stressed pronouns. For the second-person plural, that stressed form is voi. Unstressed pronouns like vă must instead attach to the verb.