Radiografia dentară arată caria.

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Breakdown of Radiografia dentară arată caria.

• caria: the cavity; tooth decay
• radiografia dentară: the dental X-ray

Questions & Answers about Radiografia dentară arată caria.

Why does radiografia end in -a? Is that the word for X-ray?

The base noun is radiografie = X-ray / radiograph.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.

So:

• radiografie = an X-ray / X-ray
• radiografia = the X-ray

In this sentence, radiografia means the dental X-ray.

Why is it dentară and not dentar?

Because the adjective has to agree with the noun it describes.

radiografie is:

• feminine
• singular

So the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• dentar = masculine singular
• dentară = feminine singular

That is why we get:

• radiografie dentară = dental X-ray
• radiografia dentară = the dental X-ray

Why does the adjective come after the noun in radiografia dentară?