Romanian
Pronunciation
Contraction
i-am
- contraction of îi am
- 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
- 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.