Fata pare speriată.

to seem

Breakdown of Fata pare speriată.

• fata: the girl
• speriat: frightened

Questions & Answers about Fata pare speriată.

Why is it fata and not fată or o fată?

Fată means girl in the indefinite form.

• fată = a girl
• o fată = a girl (with the indefinite article)
• fata = the girl

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the in English. So fata literally means girl-the.

Also notice this detail:

• indefinite: fată
• definite: fata

The final -ă changes to -a when the definite article is added.

What does pare mean, and what verb does it come from?

Pare means seems or appears.

It comes from the infinitive a părea = to seem / to appear.

In this sentence, pare is:

• present tense
• 3rd person singular

So:

• eu par = I seem
• tu pari = you seem
• el/ea pare = he/she seems

Because fata is singular, the verb is also singular: pare.