i-am

== Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [jam] === 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.