Ana candidează pentru post.

Ana

Breakdown of Ana candidează pentru post.

• pentru: for
• postul: the position; job
• a candida: to apply; stand as a candidate

Questions & Answers about Ana candidează pentru post.

What does candidează come from, and what verb form is it?

Candidează comes from the infinitive a candida = to apply / to run as a candidate.

In this sentence, candidează is the 3rd person singular present tense form, so it matches Ana:

• eu candidez = I apply / I am running
• tu candidezi = you apply
• el/ea candidează = he/she applies

So Ana candidează means Ana is applying or Ana is running depending on context.

Why is there pentru in the sentence?

With a candida, Romanian commonly uses pentru to show what position, office, or role someone is applying for or running for.

So:

• a candida pentru un post = to apply for a job/position
• a candida pentru funcția de primar = to run for the office of mayor

Here, pentru works much like English for in apply for or run for.

What does post mean here?