Colegul ia cunoștință de regulamentul intern.

The colleague acknowledges the internal regulations.

Breakdown of Colegul ia cunoștință de regulamentul intern.

• colegul: the colleague
• regulamentul intern: the internal regulations; staff rules
• a lua cunoștință de: to acknowledge; take note of

Questions & Answers about Colegul ia cunoștință de regulamentul intern.

Why is it colegul and not coleg?

Because -ul is the definite article attached to the end of the noun in Romanian.

• coleg = a colleague
• colegul = the colleague

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word (the).

So Colegul means the colleague.

Why does Romanian put the at the end of the word?

This is just a normal feature of Romanian grammar. Romanian has a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the noun.

For example:

• băiat = boy

• băiatul = the boy

• regulament = regulation / rulebook / regulations
• regulamentul = the regulation / the regulations

So in this sentence:

• Colegul = the colleague
• regulamentul = the regulation(s)

Why is the verb ia and not iei, iau, or lua?