Există un răspuns.

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Breakdown of Există un răspuns.

• răspunsul: the answer
• a exista: to exist

Questions & Answers about Există un răspuns.

What does există mean exactly in this sentence?

In Există un răspuns., există means there exists or, more naturally in English, there is.

It comes from the verb a exista = to exist.

So:

• Există un răspuns. = There is an answer.
• more literally: An answer exists.

Romanian often uses există where English uses there is / there are.

Why doesn’t the sentence use a word for there, like English there is?

Because Romanian does not need a separate dummy word like English there in this kind of sentence.

English says:

• There is an answer.

Romanian simply says:

• Există un răspuns.

So the idea of English existential there is built into the way există is used. You do not translate English there word-for-word here.

Why is it un răspuns and not o răspuns?