Word
Ana depășește un participant.
Meaning
Ana overtakes a participant.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ana depășește un participant.
Ana
Ana
un
a
participantul
the participant
a depăși
to overtake; exceed
Questions & Answers about Ana depășește un participant.
What grammatical role does each word play in Ana depășește un participant?
- Ana = the subject
- depășește = the verb
- un participant = the direct object
So the sentence has the basic Romanian word order Subject + Verb + Object, just like a very normal English sentence.
What tense and person is depășește?
Depășește is present tense, 3rd person singular.
It comes from the infinitive a depăși.
Because the subject is Ana (she), Romanian uses the 3rd person singular verb form:
- eu depășesc = I overtake / surpass
- tu depășești = you overtake / surpass
- el/ea depășește = he/she overtakes / surpasses
So Ana depășește means Ana overtakes / surpasses.
Why does the verb end in -ește?