Breakdown of Medicul resuscitează un bărbat cu defibrilatorul.
un
a
cu
with
medicul
the doctor
bărbatul
the man
Questions & Answers about Medicul resuscitează un bărbat cu defibrilatorul.
Why does medicul end in -ul?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it.
- medic = doctor
- medicul = the doctor
The ending -ul is the masculine/neuter singular definite article here.
The same thing happens in defibrilatorul:
- defibrilator = defibrillator
- defibrilatorul = the defibrillator
This is one of the biggest differences from English.
Why is it medicul but un bărbat?
Because the sentence treats the two nouns differently:
- medicul = the doctor → a specific, identifiable doctor
- un bărbat = a man → an indefinite man, not identified yet
So Romanian is making the same definite/indefinite distinction that English makes, but with different forms:
- the doctor → medicul
- a man → un bărbat
Why is there un before bărbat?