Autobuzul trece pe lângă casă.

The bus passes by the house.

Breakdown of Autobuzul trece pe lângă casă.

• casa: the house
• pe: on
• autobuzul: the bus
• lângă: next to

Questions & Answers about Autobuzul trece pe lângă casă.

Why is it autobuzul and not autobuz?

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

• autobuz = bus
• autobuzul = the bus

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word the.

So:

• Autobuzul trece... = The bus passes...

What form is trece?

Trece is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a trece.

Here are a few forms:

• eu trec = I pass
• tu treci = you pass
• el/ea trece = he/she/it passes

Since autobuzul is singular and functions like it, Romanian uses trece:

• Autobuzul trece = The bus passes / is passing

What does a trece mean here?