Actorul citește scenariul.

The actor reads the script.

Breakdown of Actorul citește scenariul.

• a citi: to read
• scenariul: the script; screenplay
• actorul: the actor

Questions & Answers about Actorul citește scenariul.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

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

So:

• actor = actor
• actorul = the actor
• scenariu = script
• scenariul = the script

That is why Actorul citește scenariul already includes both instances of the.

Why do actorul and scenariul both end in -ul or -l?

That ending is the definite article attached to the noun.

For masculine and neuter singular nouns, the definite article is often:

• -ul after a consonant: actor → actorul
• -l attached after a final -u: scenariu → scenariul

So both words are definite, but the exact shape of the ending depends on how the base noun ends.

What is the basic form of citește?