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68 The place of an adverb in a sentence is immediately following the verb which it qualifies: But when we speak with enthusiasm the adverb precedes the verb:

When the sentence contains negatives, as nimenĭ, ‘nobody,’ nicăirĭ, ‘nowhere,’ etc., the verb must always be preceded by the negative nu:

The preposition a precedes the infinitive when the latter stands alone, or as subject of a sentence:

It is also used before the genitive singular, and in many expressions which can only be learned by practice: