Petentul anexează documentul.

The claimant appends the document.

Breakdown of Petentul anexează documentul.

• documentul: the document
• petentul: the claimant; complainant
• a anexa: to append (a document)

Questions & Answers about Petentul anexează documentul.

What does the ending -ul mean in petentul and documentul?

In Romanian, -ul is the definite article for many masculine and neuter singular nouns. Unlike English, where the is a separate word, Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun.

So:

• petent = petitioner / applicant
• petentul = the petitioner / applicant

and

• document = document
• documentul = the document

This is one of the most important differences from English.

Why do both nouns have -ul? Why is it petentul anexează documentul instead of leaving one or both without an article?

Because the sentence refers to a specific petitioner and a specific document.

Romanian, like English, can make both the subject and the object definite if both are known or identifiable in context:

• petentul = the petitioner
• documentul = the document

So the sentence is saying that the petitioner attaches the document, not just a petitioner attaches a document.

If both were indefinite, you would normally say:

• Un petent anexează un document.
  = A petitioner attaches a document.

What tense and person is anexează?