Abstract (about 50 words): | Folli (2002, quoted in Schäfer 2008) argues that inchoative verbs that are optionally marked with the reflexive clitic si in Italian differ aspectually. The verbs are atelic in their unmarked use, and telic in their use with si. Moreover, Folli argues that verbs that never take the reflexive clitic si in Italian show atelic behaviour, and make up the class of degree achievements in this language. In other words, she holds that the clitic si is responsible for verbs’ telicity. In this paper, we argue that in Romanian the clitic se does not separate telic verbs from atelic verbs. Inchoative verbs that are optionally marked with the reflexive clitic se in Romanian do not differ aspectually when modified by in-PPs and for-PPs. Furthermore, in Romanian the clitic se does not make a distinction between degree achievements and punctual achievements. |