Romanian

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Etymology

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Contraction of îi and a.

Pronunciation

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Contraction

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i-a

  1. îi as dative of el or ea
    ea i-a spus lui să nu se revină
    she told him not to come back
    ea i-a spus ei să nu se revină
    she told her not to come back
    el i-a spus ei să nu se revină
    he told her not to come back
  2. îi as accusative of ei
    i-a omorât ea pe ei?
    did she kill them?

Usage notes

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