Regele vorbește.

The king speaks.

Breakdown of Regele vorbește.

• a vorbi: to speak
• regele: the king

Questions & Answers about Regele vorbește.

Why is it regele and not just rege?

Because Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun.

• rege = king
• regele = the king

So unlike English, Romanian does not use a separate word like the here.

What is the base form of regele?

The base form is rege, which means king.

In this sentence:

• rege = indefinite, a king
• regele = definite, the king

This is a very common Romanian pattern.

What does vorbește mean exactly?

vorbește is the present-tense form of the verb a vorbi, meaning to speak or to talk.

In this sentence, it can mean:

• speaks
• is speaking
• sometimes does speak, depending on context

Romanian present tense often covers both the simple present and the present progressive meanings that English separates.

What person and number is vorbește?