Learn Hardcore Romanian: Fiica citește o carte. - The daughter is reading a book.

Breakdown of Fiica citește o carte.

Why is there no separate word for the before fiica?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not in front of it.

So fiica already includes the meaning of the daughter.

What is the basic dictionary form of fiica?

The dictionary form is fiică, meaning daughter.

When Romanian makes it definite, it adds the article to the noun:

So if you look this word up, you would usually look for fiică.

Why do we say o carte and not cartea?

Because o carte means a book, while cartea means the book.

Romanian makes this same definite/indefinite distinction as English:

So in Fiica citește o carte, the daughter is reading a book, not a specific already-known book.

Is o the same word as the number one?