Electricianul deconectează cablul.

The electrician disconnects the cable.

Breakdown of Electricianul deconectează cablul.

• cablul: the electrical cable
• electricianul: the electrician
• a deconecta: to disconnect

Questions & Answers about Electricianul deconectează cablul.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.

So:

• electricianul = the electrician
• cablul = the cable

This is a very common feature of Romanian and one of the first big differences from English.

Why is it electricianul but cablul?

Both words are definite singular, but they attach the article a little differently.

• electrician ends in a consonant, so it becomes electricianul
• cablu ends in -u, so it becomes cablul, not cabluul

A simple way to think about it is:

• consonant-ending noun + -ul → electricianul
• many nouns ending in written -u
  • -l → cablul

Also, cablu is a neuter noun, and in the singular neuter nouns usually behave like masculine nouns.

What are the dictionary forms of the words in this sentence?

The basic forms are:

• electrician = electrician
• a deconecta = to disconnect
• cablu = cable

For verbs, Romanian dictionary forms usually include a before the verb, so a deconecta is the infinitive.