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Romanian negation: statements, commands, and restriction

Romanian uses nu to negate statements. The same marker appears in negative concord and restrictive nu...decât. Start with statements, then form negative commands: for one familiar person, Romanian uses nu plus the infinitive without a. Continue by combining negative words and connecting alternatives with nici. Finish with restrictive nu...decât. The route moves from single-marker negation to patterns that change the verb form, add negative words, or limit a statement.

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Negate statements

Romanian negation with nuLearn where Romanian puts nu in simple and compound verb groups, short replies, constituent contrast, and negative concord.A1

Form negative commands

Negative commandsLearn how Romanian says do not for one familiar person, several people, or a formal addressee, including infinitive-shaped negatives and clitic placement.A2

Use negative concord

Romanian negative concordLearn why Romanian combines nu with negative words such as nimeni, nimic, niciun, niciodată, and nicăieri.B1

Connect alternatives with nici

Nici and negative coordinationUse nici for an added negative item and nici...nici for Romanian neither...nor coordination, with nu in the right place.B1

Limit a statement with nu...decât

Restrictive decât after a negative verbLearn how nu...decât expresses only after a negative verb and how it differs from doar, numai, and comparative decât.B2

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Romanian word order

Use neutral Romanian SVO as a baseline, then place subjects, object clitics, adverbials, fronted phrases, subordinate clauses, and dislocated phrases.

Romanian tricky pairs

Choose between *sa/să/s-a*, *sau/s-au*, *ia/i-a*, *fi/fii*, *copii/copiii*, *decât/doar*, *care/pe care*, and *niciun/nici un* by grammar and sentence structure.