Word
Hidratarea începe la punctul de hidratare.
Meaning
Hydration begins at the hydration station.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Hidratarea începe la punctul de hidratare.
la
to
a începe
to start
hidratarea
hydration
punctul de hidratare
the hydration station
Questions & Answers about Hidratarea începe la punctul de hidratare.
Why does hidratarea end in -a instead of just being hidratare?
Because hidratarea means the hydration, while hidratare means just hydration in a general or indefinite sense.
Romanian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English.
- hidratare = hydration
- hidratarea = the hydration
So in this sentence, hidratarea is a definite noun: it refers to a specific process or concept already understood in context.
What does începe mean, and what form is it?
Începe means begins or starts.
It is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a începe = to begin / to start.
Examples:
- Eu încep = I begin
- Tu începi = you begin
- El/Ea începe = he/she begins
- Hidratarea începe = the hydration begins
So the subject hidratarea is singular, and the verb matches it.
Why is it punctul and not just punct?