Stomatologul folosește ața dentară.

The dentist uses dental floss.

Breakdown of Stomatologul folosește ața dentară.

• a folosi: to use
• stomatologul: the dentist
• ața dentară: the dental floss

Questions & Answers about Stomatologul folosește ața dentară.

Where is the word the in this sentence?

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

So here:

• stomatologul = stomatolog
  • -ul = the dentist
• ața = ață
  • definite ending = the floss

This is one of the first big differences from English. Romanian says, in effect, dentist-the uses floss-the dental.

What does stomatologul mean exactly, and is it the usual word for dentist?

Stomatolog means dentist or more literally stomatologist. It is fully understandable and correct.

A few notes:

• stomatolog is a standard Romanian word
• in everyday speech, you may also hear dentist or medic dentist
• stomatologul is masculine singular definite: the dentist

So in this sentence, stomatologul is the subject.

Why does stomatologul end in -ul?