Drumeția începe azi.

The hike starts today.

Breakdown of Drumeția începe azi.

• azi: today
• a începe: to start
• drumeția: the hike; hiking

Questions & Answers about Drumeția începe azi.

Why is it drumeția and not drumeție?

Because drumeția is the definite form: the hike.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually added to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.

• drumeție = a hike
• drumeția = the hike

So this sentence is specifically talking about a particular hike.

How does the definite article work in Romanian here?

In this sentence, the noun drumeție is feminine singular, and its definite form is made by adding -a:

• drumeție → drumeția

This is a very common Romanian pattern. Unlike English, Romanian usually attaches the to the noun itself.

So:

• fată = girl
• fata = the girl

and similarly:

• drumeție = hike
• drumeția = the hike

What form is începe?