"We like sailing very much."

Translation: Nouă ne place foarte mult navigatul.

[Stephanus38703]

why is the answer "navigatul ne place foarte mult" not accepted?

[adam11151]

Should „a naviga" be accepted in place of „navigatul"? And what about „navigând"? In fact...

Ne place a naviga.
Ne place naviga.
Ne place navigatul.
Ne place să navigăm.
Ne place navigând.

If any of you grammar-wizards out there could compare and contrast these five forms for me, it would be extremely appreciated. As I currently understand, they all mean virtually the same thing and can be used interchangeably. But that can't be right, can it?

[razvan.marin]

So we have the infinite form of the verb: a naviga (to sail).

It is correct to say ne place a naviga meaning literally we like to sail, but we prefer the subjunctive mood which would be nouă ne place să navigăm. Some other examples:

• îmi place a naviga vs îmi place să navighez (I like to sail)
• îți place a naviga vs îți place să navighezi (you like to sail)
• a naviga e usor vs să navighezi e ușor or e ușor să navighezi (it's easy to sail)

Ne place naviga is not grammatically correct.

Now, we can can convert the verb a naviga (to sail) to a noun: navigatul (sailing) which we can use as you've already seen.

But we can do the same thing for other verbs, like a merge (to walk):

• a merge prin parc e frumos (it's beautiful to walk in the park)
• ei îi place să meargă încet (she likes to walk slowly)
• mersul este sănătos (walking is healthy)

As for navingând (sailing), it's the gerund form of the verb: El a găsit insula navigând (he found the island while sailing).

[adam11151]

Awesome reply, thanks a lot.