Aparatul electrocasnic este în bucătărie.

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Breakdown of Aparatul electrocasnic este în bucătărie.

• în: in
• bucătăria: the kitchen
• aparatul electrocasnic: the household appliance

Questions & Answers about Aparatul electrocasnic este în bucătărie.

Why does aparatul end in -ul?

Because -ul is the definite article for many masculine/neuter singular nouns in Romanian.

So:

• aparat = an appliance / appliance
• aparatul = the appliance

Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

In this sentence, aparatul means the appliance.

What kind of noun is aparat? Is it masculine or neuter?

Aparat is a neuter noun in Romanian.

Romanian neuter nouns behave like this:

• masculine in the singular
• feminine in the plural

So in the singular you get forms like:

• un aparat = an appliance/device
• aparatul = the appliance/device

That is why the singular definite ending looks like a masculine-type ending: -ul.

Why is electrocasnic after aparatul instead of before it?

In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• aparat electrocasnic = household appliance
• literally: appliance household

This is very normal Romanian word order. English usually puts adjectives before the noun, but Romanian often places them after it.