i-am

See also: iam, IAM, -iam, I am, and Iam

Romanian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [jam]

Contraction

i-am

  1. Contraction of îi am.
    1. îi as dative of el or ea
      i-am dat ei cartea ― I gave her the book
      i-am dat lui cartea ― I gave him the book
    2. îi as accusative of ei
      i-am trezit pe ei la șapte dimineața ― I woke them up at seven in the morning.
      i-am trezit pe copiii mei la opt dimineața ― I woke my kids up at eight in the morning.

Usage notes

Like all such contractions in Romanian, i-am has no lexical meaning by itself.

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