Romanian

Contraction

i-a (contraction of îi and a)

1. îi as dative of el or ea

   ea i-a spus lui să nu se revină

   she told him not to come back

   ea i-a spus ei să nu se revină

   she told her not to come back

   el i-a spus ei să nu se revină

   she told him not to come back

2. îi as accusative of ei

   i-a omorât ea pe ei?

   did she kill them?

Usage notes

Like all such contractions in Romanian, i-a has no lexical meaning by itself.