Breakdown of Debaraua este lângă subsol.
a fi
to be
lângă
next to
subsolul
the basement
debaraua
the storage closet
Questions & Answers about Debaraua este lângă subsol.
Why does debaraua end in -aua?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word before it.
- debara = storage room / closet / pantry
- debaraua = the storage room
With many feminine nouns ending in -a, the definite singular form becomes -aua:
- cafea → cafeaua
- debara → debaraua
So debaraua already includes the idea of the.
Why is there no separate word for the before subsol?
Romanian often handles articles differently from English. In this sentence, subsol appears without a separate article because Romanian can leave a place noun bare after a preposition where English would often say the basement.
So:
- lângă subsol = next to the basement / near the basement, depending on context
This is something English speakers often notice: Romanian does not always match English article usage word-for-word.
What exactly does lângă mean?