Procesul începe azi.

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Breakdown of Procesul începe azi.

• a începe: to start
• procesul: the trial; lawsuit

Questions & Answers about Procesul începe azi.

Why is it procesul and not just proces?

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun.

• proces = a process
• procesul = the process

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

So:

• Procesul începe azi. = The process starts today.
• Un proces începe azi. = A process starts today.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

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

For masculine/neuter singular nouns, a very common definite ending is -ul.

So:

• proces → procesul
• băiat → băiatul = the boy
• oraș → orașul = the city

This is one of the biggest structural differences from English.

What form is începe?