Questions & Answers about Caria este în măsea.
Why is it caria and not carie?
The dictionary form is carie, meaning cavity or tooth decay.
In the sentence, caria is the definite singular form, so it means the cavity. Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun:
- carie = a cavity
- caria = the cavity
So this is a good example of Romanian’s attached definite article.
What does măsea mean exactly? Is it just tooth?
Not exactly. Măsea means a molar or back tooth.
The general word for tooth is dinte. So:
- dinte = tooth
- măsea = molar
That means Caria este în măsea is more specific than Caria este în dinte.
Why is it în măsea and not în măseaua?