Actorul interpretează rolul.

the role

Breakdown of Actorul interpretează rolul.

• actorul: the actor
• a interpreta: to portray; perform

Questions & Answers about Actorul interpretează rolul.

Why do actor and role appear as actorul and rolul instead of separate words for the actor and the role?

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

• actor = actor
• actorul = the actor
• rol = role
• rolul = the role

So in this sentence, both nouns are definite:

• Actorul = the actor
• rolul = the role

This is one of the most important differences between Romanian and English grammar.

Why is the ending -ul used in both actorul and rolul?

-ul is a very common masculine/neuter singular definite article ending in Romanian.

For example:

• băiat → băiatul = the boy
• rol → rolul = the role
• actor → actorul = the actor

So here:

• actorul = actor + the
• rolul = role + the

Not every noun uses exactly the same ending in every situation, but -ul is extremely common for masculine singular nouns.