Questions & Answers about Șeful vorbește cu echipa.
Why does Romanian use șeful instead of a separate word for the boss?
Because Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.
- șef = boss / a boss
- șeful = the boss
Here, -ul is the masculine singular definite article.
Why is it echipa and not echipă?
For the same reason: echipa is the definite form.
- echipă = team / a team
- echipa = the team
So cu echipa means with the team, not just with a team.
Why is there no separate word for the anywhere in the sentence?
Romanian normally does not use a separate word like English the. Instead, definiteness is usually shown by endings attached to the noun.
In this sentence:
- șeful = the boss
- echipa = the team
So the meaning of the is built into the nouns themselves.
Why is there no word for he or she before vorbește?