i-au

Contraction
(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?
 * 1) 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.