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Why is it nava and not navă?
Because nava means the ship / the vessel, while navă means a ship / a vessel.
Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like the in English.
- navă = a ship
- nava = the ship
So -a here is the feminine singular definite article.
Is navă a feminine noun?
Yes. Navă is feminine.
That matters because Romanian nouns change form depending on gender and whether they are definite or indefinite. In this sentence:
- navă = indefinite singular
- nava = definite singular
A learner may also notice that many feminine nouns form the definite article with -a, though the exact pattern can vary.
What does ajunge mean here exactly?
Here, ajunge means arrives.
The verb a ajunge can have a few related meanings depending on context, including:
- to arrive
- to reach
- sometimes to be enough
In Nava ajunge azi, the natural meaning is arrives today.
Why is there no separate word for is arriving?