Eticheta alimentară arată nucile.

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Breakdown of Eticheta alimentară arată nucile.

• nucile: the walnuts; nuts
• eticheta alimentară: the food label

Questions & Answers about Eticheta alimentară arată nucile.

Why is eticheta translated as the label, not just label?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• etichetă = a label
• eticheta = the label

So eticheta already includes the idea of the.

This is very common in Romanian:

• carte = book
• cartea = the book

Why is the adjective alimentară after the noun?

In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.

So:

• etichetă alimentară = food label / nutrition label

This is the normal word order. English usually puts adjectives before the noun, but Romanian often places them after it.

Also, alimentară agrees with eticheta because etichetă is:

• feminine
• singular

That is why the adjective is feminine singular too:

• masculine singular: alimentar
• feminine singular: alimentară

Why doesn’t alimentară also have a word for the?