Bibliotecarul prelungește împrumutul.

The librarian renews the loan.

Breakdown of Bibliotecarul prelungește împrumutul.

• bibliotecarul: the librarian
• împrumutul: the loan; borrowing
• a prelungi: to renew; extend

Questions & Answers about Bibliotecarul prelungește împrumutul.

Why do both bibliotecarul and împrumutul end in -ul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• bibliotecar = librarian

• bibliotecarul = the librarian

• împrumut = loan / borrowing
• împrumutul = the loan

In this sentence, -ul is the masculine/neuter singular definite article.

So is there no separate word for the in Romanian?

Usually, no. In sentences like this, Romanian attaches the directly to the noun.

Compare:

• un bibliotecar = a librarian

• bibliotecarul = the librarian

• un împrumut = a loan
• împrumutul = the loan

This is one of the big differences from English.

What form is prelungește?

Prelungește is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a prelungi.

So it matches a subject like:

• el = he
• ea = she
• bibliotecarul = the librarian

In context, it can mean:

• extends
• is extending

Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present continuous, depending on context.