Cardul de debit este activat azi.

to be

Breakdown of Cardul de debit este activat azi.

• azi: today
• cardul de debit: the debit card
• a activa: to activate

Questions & Answers about Cardul de debit este activat azi.

Why is it cardul and not just card?

Because Romanian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

• card = a card / card
• cardul = the card

So Cardul de debit means the debit card.

This is one of the biggest differences from English: Romanian uses a postposed definite article.

Why does de debit come after cardul?

In Romanian, noun phrases are often built as:

• main noun + de + type/category

So:

• card de debit = debit card
• literally: card of debit

This is a very normal Romanian structure. English usually puts the describing noun first (debit card), but Romanian often uses de instead.

Why is there no separate word for the before debit?

Because in cardul de debit, only the main noun is made definite.

• cardul = the card
• de debit describes what kind of card it is

So Romanian does not say something like the debit the card. The definiteness is already carried by cardul.

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