Breakdown of Debitarea directă plătește factura.
a plăti
to pay
factura
the bill
debitarea directă
the direct debit
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Questions & Answers about Debitarea directă plătește factura.
Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?
Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.
So in this sentence:
- debitarea = the direct debiting / the direct debit
- factura = the bill / the invoice
Compare:
- factură = a bill / invoice
- factura = the bill / invoice
This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.
Why does debitarea end in -a?
That final -a is the attached definite article, meaning the.
The base noun is debitare, and:
- debitare = direct debiting / a debiting
- debitarea = the direct debiting
So debitarea directă is a definite noun phrase.
Why is it directă and not direct?