Word
Oricât de scurt este traseul, luăm echipamentul.
Meaning
No matter how short the route is, we take the equipment.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Oricât de scurt este traseul, luăm echipamentul.
a fi
to be
scurt
short
a lua
to take
traseul
the route; itinerary
Questions & Answers about Oricât de scurt este traseul, luăm echipamentul.
What does oricât de mean, and how does it work here?
Oricât de is a very common Romanian pattern meaning however / no matter how before an adjective or adverb.
In this sentence:
- oricât de scurt = however short / no matter how short
So the structure is:
- oricât de + adjective/adverb
Examples:
- Oricât de greu este... = No matter how hard it is...
- Oricât de repede aleargă... = No matter how fast he/she runs...
Here, oricât de scurt este traseul means literally something like however short the route is.
Why is it scurt and not some other form?