Bărbatul vorbește despre crimă.

to talk

Breakdown of Bărbatul vorbește despre crimă.

• despre: about
• bărbatul: the man
• crima: the crime

Questions & Answers about Bărbatul vorbește despre crimă.

Why is the in the man attached to bărbat as bărbatul?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.

So:

• bărbat = man
• bărbatul = the man

This is very common in Romanian:

• copil → copilul = the child
• oraș → orașul = the city
• bărbat → bărbatul = the man

So -ul here is the masculine singular definite article.

Why is it vorbește and not some other form of a vorbi?

Vorbește is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a vorbi = to speak / to talk.

Because the subject is bărbatul = the man, Romanian uses the he/she/it verb form:

• eu vorbesc = I speak
• tu vorbești = you speak
• el/ea vorbește = he/she speaks

So:

• Bărbatul vorbește = The man speaks / is talking