Word
Episodul începe acum.
Meaning
The episode starts now.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Episodul începe acum.
Why is it episodul and not just episod?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- episod = episode
- episodul = the episode
So Episodul începe acum. literally means The episode starts now.
This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian: the article is often attached to the noun.
What does începe mean exactly?
Începe is the verb starts / begins.
It comes from the infinitive a începe = to begin / to start.
In this sentence, începe is:
- present tense
- 3rd person singular
- matching the subject episodul = the episode
So:
- eu încep = I begin
- tu începi = you begin
- el/ea începe = he/she/it begins
Here, episodul is grammatically the it, so începe is the correct form.
Why is Romanian using the present tense here when English might say is starting now?