Clipa trece repede.

quickly

Breakdown of Clipa trece repede.

• a trece: to pass; go by
• clipa: the instant; moment

Questions & Answers about Clipa trece repede.

Why is it clipa and not clipă?

The basic dictionary form is clipă, meaning moment or instant.

In the sentence, clipa is the definite singular form, meaning the moment. Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• clipă = a moment
• clipa = the moment

Why is there no separate word for the?

Because Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article: the article is attached to the end of the noun.

So instead of:

• English: the moment

Romanian says:

• clipa

This is very common in Romanian:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy
• casă = house
• casa = the house

What form is trece?