Questions & Answers about Regina vorbește cu regele.
Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?
In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like in English.
So:
- regină = a queen
- regina = the queen
- rege = a king
- regele = the king
That is why Regina vorbește cu regele already means The queen speaks with the king.
Why is it regina but regele? Why do the endings look different?
Because Romanian nouns form the definite article differently depending on gender and noun type.
Here:
- regină is feminine singular, and its definite form is regina
- rege is masculine singular, and its definite form is regele
A very common pattern is:
- feminine singular definite: -a
- masculine singular definite: often -l or -le, depending on the noun
So the difference is normal and expected.
What form is vorbește?