Poliția vede atacul.

The police see the attack.

Breakdown of Poliția vede atacul.

• a vedea: to see
• poliția: the police
• atacul: the attack

Questions & Answers about Poliția vede atacul.

Why are the-words attached to the ends of poliția and atacul instead of appearing as a separate word?

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it like English does.

• poliție = police

• poliția = the police

• atac = attack
• atacul = the attack

So in this sentence:

• -a in poliția marks the noun as definite
• -ul in atacul also marks the noun as definite

This is a very common pattern in Romanian and one of the first big differences English speakers notice.

What are the dictionary forms of poliția and atacul?

Their basic, dictionary forms are:

• poliție = police
• atac = attack

The sentence uses the definite singular forms:

• poliție → poliția
• atac → atacul

So if you look these words up in a dictionary, you would usually search for poliție and atac, not the forms with the attached article.

What form is vede?