Cartea de îmbarcare arată destinația.

The boarding pass shows the destination.

Breakdown of Cartea de îmbarcare arată destinația.

• a arăta: to show
• cartea de îmbarcare: the boarding pass
• destinația: the destination

Questions & Answers about Cartea de îmbarcare arată destinația.

Why is it cartea and not carte?

Because cartea means the book / the pass, while carte means a book / book.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.

• carte = book
• cartea = the book

In the expression cartea de îmbarcare, the full meaning is the boarding pass.

How does de îmbarcare work in cartea de îmbarcare?

de îmbarcare literally means for boarding or of boarding.

Romanian often uses the pattern:

noun + de + noun

to express something that English might express with another noun used like an adjective.

So:

• carte = book / document
• îmbarcare = boarding
• carte de îmbarcare = boarding pass

This is similar to other Romanian combinations like:

• sală de clasă = classroom
• perie de păr = hairbrush

So de îmbarcare describes what kind of carte it is.

What exactly is îmbarcare grammatically?