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Questions & Answers about Ana păstrează secretul.
Why is secretul translated as the secret, not just secret?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- secret = a secret / secret
- secretul = the secret
So the -ul attached to secret is the definite article.
What form is păstrează?
Păstrează is the 3rd person singular present tense form of the verb a păstra, meaning to keep, to preserve, or sometimes to maintain.
So:
- eu păstrez = I keep
- tu păstrezi = you keep
- el/ea păstrează = he/she keeps
In this sentence, it matches Ana, which is a 3rd person singular subject.
Why isn’t there a separate word for she in the sentence?
Romanian often does not need subject pronouns like he or she, because the verb ending already gives information about the person and number.
Here, the subject is explicitly stated as Ana, so there is no need to add ea.
- Ana păstrează secretul. = Ana keeps the secret.
- Ea păstrează secretul. = She keeps the secret.
Both are possible, but using both Ana and ea together would usually add emphasis and is not the neutral default.