Breakdown of Dobânda contului de economii este mică.
a fi
to be
mic
small
contul de economii
the savings account
dobânda
the interest
Questions & Answers about Dobânda contului de economii este mică.
Why is it dobânda and not just dobândă?
Because dobânda means the interest, while dobândă means interest in a general/indefinite sense.
Romanian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the in English.
- dobândă = interest
- dobânda = the interest
So Dobânda contului de economii... literally starts with The interest of the savings account...
Why is it contului?
Contului is the genitive/dative singular form of contul (the account).
Here it is used because Romanian is expressing possession:
- dobânda contului = the account’s interest / the interest of the account
Breakdown:
- cont = account
- contul = the account
- contului = of the account / to the account
So in this sentence, contului shows that the interest belongs to the account.
Why do we say contului de economii?