Breakdown of Vaccinul antirabic este un tratament preventiv.
a fi
to be
un
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vaccinul antirabic
the rabies vaccine
tratamentul preventiv
the preventive treatment
Questions & Answers about Vaccinul antirabic este un tratament preventiv.
Why is it vaccinul and not vaccin?
Because -ul is the definite article attached to the end of the noun in Romanian.
- vaccin = vaccine
- vaccinul = the vaccine
Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English does.
What does antirabic mean exactly?
Antirabic is an adjective meaning anti-rabies or related to rabies prevention/treatment.
So vaccinul antirabic means the rabies vaccine or more literally the anti-rabies vaccine.
It is formed from:
- anti- = against
- rabic = relating to rabies
Why does antirabic come after vaccinul instead of before it?
In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.
So:
- vaccinul antirabic = the anti-rabies vaccine
- literally: the vaccine anti-rabies
This is very normal word order in Romanian. English usually puts adjectives before the noun, but Romanian often places them after.
What is este doing here? Can it be omitted?