Word
Ana urăște războiul.
Meaning
Ana hates war.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Ana urăște războiul.
How do you pronounce Ana urăște războiul?
A rough English-friendly pronunciation is:
AH-na oo-RUH-shteh ruhz-BOY-ul
A few useful sound notes:
- ă sounds like the a in about
- ș sounds like sh
- Ana is pronounced just like AH-na
Romanian spelling is fairly phonetic, so once you learn the special letters, pronunciation becomes much easier.
What form is urăște?
urăște is the 3rd person singular, present tense form of the verb a urî, meaning to hate.
So:
- eu urăsc = I hate
- tu urăști = you hate
- el/ea urăște = he/she hates
Because the subject here is Ana, the verb has to be urăște.
Why does războiul end in -ul?