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Avocatul verifică afacerea.

Avocatul verifică afacerea.

The lawyer checks the business.

Breakdown of Avocatul verifică afacerea.

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Questions & Answers about Avocatul verifică afacerea.

Why do avocatul and afacerea both have endings that look like the?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, instead of being a separate word like English the.

avocat = lawyer
avocatul = the lawyer

And:

afacere = business / deal / affair
afacerea = the business / the deal

So both nouns are definite here: the lawyer and the business.

Why is it avocatul, but afacerea? Why are the endings different?

The definite article changes depending on the noun’s gender and form.

avocat is a masculine noun, so in the singular definite form it becomes avocatul
afacere is a feminine noun, and its definite singular form is afacerea

This is very normal in Romanian: the definite article is not one single form. It depends on the noun.

Why does afacere become afacerea and not just afacerea by simple addition? Is anything else happening?

In this case, it actually is basically afacere + a = afacerea. Romanian feminine nouns often form the definite singular this way.

So:

o afacere = a business / a deal
afacerea = the business / the deal

Nothing unusual is happening here beyond the normal definite ending.

What does verifică mean exactly? Is it more like checks or verifies?

It can mean either, depending on context.

Common translations include:

checks
verifies
inspects
looks over

So Avocatul verifică afacerea could mean:

The lawyer checks the business
The lawyer verifies the deal

Romanian a verifica is often used a bit more broadly than English to verify, so check is often the most natural translation.

What form of the verb is verifică?

verifică is the 3rd person singular present tense of a verifica (to check / to verify).

So it can mean:

he checks
she checks
it checks

In this sentence, because the subject is avocatul (the lawyer), it means:

the lawyer checks

A quick mini-pattern:

eu verific = I check
tu verifici = you check
el/ea verifică = he/she checks

Why isn’t there a separate word for the, like in English?

Because Romanian usually uses a postposed definite article, meaning the article comes at the end of the noun.

Compare:

English: the lawyer
Romanian: avocatul
English: the business
Romanian: afacerea

This is one of the most noticeable differences between Romanian and English.

How do I know which noun is the subject and which is the object?

Here, the verb form and basic sentence structure help:

Avocatul = the lawyer → the one doing the action
verifică = checks
afacerea = the business → the thing being checked

So the sentence follows the common Subject–Verb–Object order:

Avocatul | verifică | afacerea
The lawyer | checks | the business

Romanian can sometimes change word order more freely than English, but this sentence uses the standard, straightforward order.

Could the sentence be written in a different word order?

Yes. Romanian allows more flexibility than English, especially for emphasis.

For example:

Avocatul verifică afacerea. = neutral, standard
Afacerea o verifică avocatul. = emphasizes the lawyer as the one who checks it
Afacerea verifică avocatul would generally sound wrong for the intended meaning

So while Romanian word order is flexible, you cannot just rearrange words randomly. The most natural basic version here is the original one.

Why is there no word for a/an in this sentence?

Because the sentence uses definite nouns, not indefinite ones.

un avocat = a lawyer
o afacere = a business

But here we have:

avocatul = the lawyer
afacerea = the business

So the sentence is specifically about the lawyer and the business, not just any lawyer and any business.

How do you pronounce verifică and what does the final ă sound like?

The final ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is a short, neutral sound, somewhat like the a in English sofa.

Approximate pronunciation:

verifică ≈ veh-ree-FEE-kuh
avocatul ≈ ah-voh-KAH-tool
afacerea ≈ ah-fah-CHE-reh-ah

A few notes:

ă is not a strong a sound like in father
stress in verifică falls on fi
stress in avocatul falls on ca
stress in afacerea falls on ce

These are only approximations, but they help.

Is afacerea always business, or can it mean something else?

It can mean several related things depending on context:

business
deal
transaction
sometimes even matter or affair

So in different contexts, Avocatul verifică afacerea might be understood as:

The lawyer checks the business
The lawyer reviews the deal

The exact English translation depends on what kind of afacere is meant.

Do I need subject pronouns in Romanian, like el for he?

Usually, no. Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already gives information.

So instead of saying:

El verifică afacerea

Romanian often simply says:

Verifică afacerea

However, in your sentence the subject is explicitly named:

Avocatul verifică afacerea

That is completely normal and often clearer.

Is this sentence in the present tense only, or could it also mean something like is checking?

The Romanian present tense can sometimes translate into English in more than one way, depending on context.

So verifică can mean:

checks
is checking

Without extra context, the most neutral translation is usually checks. But in real situations, English might prefer is checking.

For example:

Avocatul verifică afacerea acum. = The lawyer is checking the business now.

So Romanian present tense is a little broader than the English simple present.

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