Lanterna frontală este în rucsac.

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Breakdown of Lanterna frontală este în rucsac.

• în: in
• rucsacul: the backpack
• lanterna frontală: the headlamp

Questions & Answers about Lanterna frontală este în rucsac.

Why is it lanterna instead of lanternă?

Because Romanian puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• lanternă = a flashlight / a lamp
• lanterna = the flashlight / the lamp

So lanterna frontală means the headlamp.

Why is frontală after lanterna?

In Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So the normal order is:

• lanternă frontală = headlamp
• literally, something like flashlight frontal

Putting the adjective first is possible in some cases for style or emphasis, but it is not the neutral everyday order here.

Why is it frontală and not frontal?

Because Romanian adjectives must agree with the noun in gender and number.

Lanternă is feminine singular, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• dictionary form: frontal
• feminine singular: frontală

So lanterna frontală is correct.

Why is there no separate word for the?