El rupe biletul.

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Breakdown of El rupe biletul.

• biletul: the ticket
• a rupe: to tear; break

Questions & Answers about El rupe biletul.

What form is rupe?

Rupe is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb a rupe.

So:

• a rupe = to tear / to rip / to break
• el rupe = he tears / he is tearing

The same form rupe can also go with ea (she) or with some nouns:

• Ea rupe biletul. = She tears the ticket.
• Copilul rupe biletul. = The child tears the ticket.

Why is El used here? Is it necessary?

Not always. Romanian often drops subject pronouns because the verb form already gives information about the person.

So both are possible:

• El rupe biletul.
• Rupe biletul.

The version with el may be used:

• for emphasis
• for contrast
• for clarity

For example:

• El rupe biletul, nu ea. = He tears the ticket, not she.

So El is correct, but in many real-life contexts Romanian would simply say Rupe biletul.

Why does biletul end in -ul?