Breakdown of Adversarul alege strategia și mutarea.
și
and
a alege
to choose
adversarul
the opponent
strategia
the strategy
Questions & Answers about Adversarul alege strategia și mutarea.
Why does adversarul end in -ul?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.
- adversar = opponent / adversary
- adversarul = the opponent / the adversary
So -ul is the masculine singular definite article here.
Why do strategia and mutarea end in -a?
For the same reason: they are definite nouns.
- strategie = strategy
- strategia = the strategy
- mutare = move
- mutarea = the move
Here, -a is the feminine singular definite article.
Why isn’t there a separate word for the, like in English?
Romanian normally uses a postposed definite article, which means the article is attached to the end of the noun instead of standing before it.
So instead of English-style the opponent, Romanian says adversarul.
Compare:
- un adversar = an opponent
adversarul = the opponent
- o strategie = a strategy
- strategia = the strategy
This is one of the biggest differences between English and Romanian.
What form is alege?