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Reported Speech

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Shifting tenses and pronouns in reported statements. Mastering the art of indirect communication.

نصائح وحيل (4)

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The 'Că' Rule

Always include 'că'. Even if you can skip 'that' in English, skipping 'că' in Romanian makes the sentence sound broken.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech Basics
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Think of the Timeline

Visualize the past as a line. If you are standing in the past, everything behind you is even further back.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tense Shifts
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The Mirror Rule

Imagine you are holding a mirror. If you report what someone said, you are turning the mirror to face them, not you.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pronoun Shifts
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The Politeness Buffer

Always start with 'Aș vrea să știu...' or 'Mă întrebam...' when asking for favors in Romanian. It opens doors!
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Questions

تدريب سريع (10)

Find the error.

Find and fix the mistake:

A spus că este obosit (yesterday).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: c
Should be 'era'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tense Shifts

Fill in the correct connector (că, dacă, să).

Maria a spus ___ vine mâine.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: că
It's a statement, so we use 'că'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Reported Speech Basics

Fill in the blank with the correct shifted tense.

El a spus că ___ (mănâncă).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Present shifts to imperfect.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tense Shifts

Fill in the blank.

A promis că ___ (va veni).

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: a
Future in the past is the same form.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tense Shifts

Select the correct reported version.

Direct: 'Eu sunt obosit.' Reported: ___

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: El a spus că el este obosit.
Shift 'eu' to 'el'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pronoun Shifts

Find the error: El a zis că mașina mea e a lui.

Find and fix the mistake:

El a zis că mașina mea e a lui.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: mea
Should be 'lui'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pronoun Shifts

Choose the correct reported sentence.

Direct: 'Am plecat'. Indirect: ?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: b
Perfect compus shifts to pluperfect.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Tense Shifts

Complete the sentence: El a spus că ___ vine.

El a spus că ___ vine.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: el
The subject is 'he', so we use 'el'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pronoun Shifts

Corectează greșeala: 'Nu știu cine este el?'

Find and fix the mistake:

Nu știu cine este el?

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Nu știu cine este el.
Remove the question mark for indirect questions.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Indirect Questions

Which is correct?

Mi-a zis că ___ sunt prietenul ___.

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: eu/lui
Shift 'tu' to 'eu' and 'meu' to 'lui'.

frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Pronoun Shifts

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أسئلة شائعة (6)

No. Unlike English where 'that' is optional, 'că' is mandatory in Romanian reported speech.
Usually, no. If the statement is still true, keep the present tense. If it's strictly in the past, you can use the compound past or imperfect.
Only if the reporting verb is in the past. If it's in the present, you don't need to.
In Romanian, we still shift the tense for consistency, even if the fact remains true.
Pentru că perspectiva se schimbă. Când raportezi, nu mai ești persoana care a vorbit inițial.
Da, în vorbirea informală poți omite 'că'.
الفصل السابق
Passive Voice
الفصل التالي
Gerunds and Infinitives
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