Adoptatorul citește formularul de adopție.

The adopter reads the adoption form.

Breakdown of Adoptatorul citește formularul de adopție.

• a citi: to read
• adoptatorul: the adopter
• formularul de adopție: the adoption form

Questions & Answers about Adoptatorul citește formularul de adopție.

Why do adoptatorul and formularul end in -ul?

Because -ul is the definite article for many masculine and neuter singular nouns in Romanian. Instead of putting a separate word like English the before the noun, Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end.

So:

• adoptator = adopter
• adoptatorul = the adopter

and

• formular = form
• formularul = the form

This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the in Romanian?

Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, which means the article is attached to the end of the noun.

Compare:

• English: the adopter

• Romanian: adoptatorul

• English: the form
• Romanian: formularul

This is completely normal in Romanian. You learn the noun together with its possible article endings.

What is the base form of citește?

The dictionary form is a citi, meaning to read.

Citește is the 3rd person singular present form:

• eu citesc = I read
• tu citești = you read
• el/ea citește = he/she reads

So in this sentence, citește means reads.