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Why is prețul translated as the price, not just price?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
- preț = price
- prețul = the price
The ending -ul is the definite article for this masculine/neuter singular noun.
So:
- Prețul este o mie. = The price is one thousand.
What does each word mean in Prețul este o mie.?
Word by word:
- Prețul = the price
- este = is
- o mie = one thousand
So the structure is very close to English:
- The price
- is
- one thousand
- is
Why is it o mie and not un mie?