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Why is amenda translated as the fine, and what is its dictionary form?
The dictionary form is amendă, which means a fine.
In this sentence, amenda means the fine. Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
So:
- amendă = a fine
- amenda = the fine
With many feminine nouns ending in -ă, the definite singular form ends in -a:
- amendă → amenda
- casă → casa
Why is there no separate word for the?
Because Romanian normally uses a postposed definite article: the article is attached to the end of the noun.
So instead of:
- English: the fine
Romanian says:
- amenda
This is one of the big structural differences between English and Romanian.
What does este mean here?