Dovada plății și avizul sunt în dosar.

The proof of payment and the approval are in the dossier.

Breakdown of Dovada plății și avizul sunt în dosar.

• a fi: to be
• în: in
• și: and
• dosarul: the dossier; case file

Questions & Answers about Dovada plății și avizul sunt în dosar.

Why does dovada end in -a?

The basic noun is dovadă, meaning proof. In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word.

So:

• dovadă = a proof / proof
• dovada = the proof

That final -a is the definite article for this feminine noun.

Why is it plății? Why isn’t there a separate word for of?

plății is the genitive form of plată / plata, and it means of the payment.

Romanian often expresses X of Y by putting Y into the genitive case instead of using a separate word like of.

So:

• dovada plății = the proof of the payment / proof of payment

This is a very common Romanian pattern.

Could I also say dovada de plată?