Spațiul comercial este lângă sediul social.

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Breakdown of Spațiul comercial este lângă sediul social.

• lângă: near
• sediul social: the registered office
• spațiul comercial: the business premises

Questions & Answers about Spațiul comercial este lângă sediul social.

Why do spațiul and sediul end in -ul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word in front.

• spațiu = a commercial space / a premises
• spațiul = the commercial space / the premises
• sediu = a headquarters / an office
• sediul = the headquarters / the office

So -ul here works like English the.

Why is comercial after spațiul, and social after sediul?

In Romanian, adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• spațiu comercial = commercial space / business premises
• sediu social = registered office

This noun + adjective order is the normal pattern. Romanian can sometimes put an adjective before the noun for emphasis or style, but that is not the default.

What exactly does sediul social mean?