In this paper we analyze the 3rd singular indicative present forms of the verb a fi (‘to be’) from the point of view of their origin and distribution in Old Romanian. The novelty of this research consists in the analysis of several texts belonging to six different nineteen century writers, from different areas of the country. The conclusion is that in the nineteen century, the unification period of literary Romanian, the dialectal differences are not clear cut anymore, as they were in Old Romanian; nevertheless, there are still some stylistic and dialectal preferences in the usage of some forms.
Key words:
a fi, texte din secolul XIX, flexiune, distribuţie dialectală
to be, 19th century texts, inflection, dialectal distribution
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