Echipa americană ajunge azi.

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Breakdown of Echipa americană ajunge azi.

• a ajunge: to arrive
• echipa: the team
• american: American

Questions & Answers about Echipa americană ajunge azi.

Why is it echipa and not just echipă?

Because echipa means the team, while echipă means a team.

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• echipă = a team
• echipa = the team

So Echipa americană ajunge azi. means The American team arrives today.

If you wanted An American team arrives today, you would say:

• O echipă americană ajunge azi.

Why is it americană and not american?

Because americană has to agree with echipa, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Romanian, adjectives usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

Here:

• echipă = feminine singular
• so the adjective must also be feminine singular: americană

Compare:

• un jucător american = an American player
• o echipă americană = an American team

So american is masculine singular, and americană is feminine singular.

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