No. 240 in Romanian

știu

"I know."

In a sentence

Știu că ai fost ocupat ieri.
I know that you were busy yesterday.
Here, 'știu' is used as a verb meaning 'I know'.
Nu știu să cânt la pian.
I don't know how to play the piano.
'Știu' is used to express knowledge or skill in performing an action, negated here with 'nu'.
O să știi răspunsul mâine.
You will know the answer tomorrow.
In this case, the word 'știi' is the 2nd person singular future tense form of the verb 'a ști', showing its adaptability in tense and subject.

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