Breakdown of Din moment ce dosarul este incomplet, solicitantul așteaptă.
a fi
to be
a aștepta
to wait
dosarul
the dossier; case file
solicitantul
the applicant
Questions & Answers about Din moment ce dosarul este incomplet, solicitantul așteaptă.
What does din moment ce mean here, and is it the same as because?
Here din moment ce means since / given that / seeing that.
In this sentence:
- Din moment ce dosarul este incomplet, solicitantul așteaptă.
- Since the file/application is incomplete, the applicant waits.
It can often be translated as because, but the tone is slightly different:
- pentru că = the most direct everyday because
- fiindcă = also because
- din moment ce = since / given that, often presenting the reason as an already accepted fact
So din moment ce sounds a little more like: given that the file is incomplete...
Why is there a comma after incomplet?
The comma separates the reason clause from the main clause.
- Din moment ce dosarul este incomplet = subordinate clause giving the reason
- solicitantul așteaptă = main clause
Romanian normally uses a comma when a subordinate clause comes first, just like English often does:
- Since the file is incomplete, the applicant waits.
So the comma is very natural and expected here.
Why is it dosarul and not dosar?