i-au

== Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [jaw] Homophone: iau === Contraction === i-au (contraction of îi and au) îi as dative of el or ea i-au zis (lui/ei) ceva? did they say something to him/her? 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.