Genul acesta este interesant.

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Breakdown of Genul acesta este interesant.

• interesant: interesting
• acesta: this
• genul: the kind; type

Questions & Answers about Genul acesta este interesant.

Why is it genul and not just gen?

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun.

• gen = a kind / a genre
• genul = the kind / the genre

In genul acesta, Romanian uses the definite form with the demonstrative, so it is literally something like the kind this, which corresponds to English this kind.

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What does gen mean here?

Gen can mean several related things, depending on context:

• kind / type
• genre

So Genul acesta este interesant could mean:

• This kind is interesting
• This type is interesting
• This genre is interesting

The exact meaning depends on the context you were given.

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Why does acesta come after the noun?

In Romanian, demonstratives like this can often come after the noun, especially in everyday standard usage.

So:

• genul acesta = this kind
• cartea aceasta = this book

This is a very normal Romanian pattern. English puts this before the noun, but Romanian often places the equivalent after it.

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