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Questions & Answers about Sergentul ajunge azi.
Why is it sergentul and not just sergent?
Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun.
- sergent = a sergeant
- sergentul = the sergeant
Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.
What part of speech is ajunge, and what form is it?
Ajunge is a verb, and here it is in the present tense, 3rd person singular.
That means it matches subjects like:
- el = he
- ea = she
- sergentul = the sergeant
So sergentul ajunge means the sergeant arrives / is arriving.
Why is there no word for he in the sentence?
Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed, because the verb form already helps show the subject.
In this sentence, the subject is explicitly given as sergentul, so there is no need to add el.
Romanian would normally not say El sergentul ajunge azi in a neutral sentence.
Does ajunge here mean arrives, reaches, or something else?