Etichetăm cartonul cu markerul.

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Breakdown of Etichetăm cartonul cu markerul.

• cartonul: the cardboard
• markerul: the marker pen
• a eticheta: to label

Questions & Answers about Etichetăm cartonul cu markerul.

What form is etichetăm?

Etichetăm is the 1st person plural present tense of a eticheta.

So it means we label or we are labeling. Romanian often uses the simple present where English might use either the simple present or the present continuous, depending on context.

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Why is there no separate word for we?

Romanian usually does not need a subject pronoun if the verb ending already makes the subject clear.

The ending -ăm tells you the subject is we.

So:

• Etichetăm = we label / we are labeling

You can add noi for emphasis or contrast:

• Noi etichetăm cartonul cu markerul. = We are labeling the cardboard/carton.

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Why do cartonul and markerul end in -ul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• carton = cardboard / carton

• cartonul = the cardboard / the carton

• marker = marker
• markerul = the marker

So -ul here is the masculine/neuter singular definite article attached to the noun.

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Why is it cu markerul instead of cu un marker?