i-au

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iau"

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaw]
• Homophone: iau

Contraction

i-au (contraction of îi and au)

1. îi as dative of el or ea

   i-au zis (lui/ei) ceva?

   did they say something to him/her?

2. îi as accusative of ei

   i-au făcut fetele acelea pe băieții să facă ceva prost?

   did those girls make the boys do something stupid?

Usage notes

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