Word
Ana consultă catalogul.
Meaning
Ana consults the catalogue.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Ana consultă catalogul.
Why is there no separate word for the before catalogul?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it.
- catalog = catalog
- catalogul = the catalog
So -ul is the masculine singular definite article here.
Why is consultă translated as consults and not something like to consult?
Because consultă is a conjugated verb form, not the dictionary form.
- Dictionary form: a consulta = to consult
- consultă = he/she consults
In this sentence, it matches Ana, which is third person singular, so consultă means she consults.
What does the ending -ă in consultă show?
Here, -ă is part of the third-person singular present tense form of the verb a consulta.
So:
- eu consult = I consult
- tu consulți = you consult
- el/ea consultă = he/she consults
Because Ana is one person, the verb must also be singular: consultă.
How do you pronounce the letter ă in consultă?