Questions & Answers about Ana citește o carte bună.
What does citește mean and how do I translate it into English?
citește is the third person singular present tense of a citi (to read). It means reads or is reading.
How do I pronounce the letters ă and ș in this sentence?
- ă (schwa) sounds like the uh in sofa.
- ș sounds like the sh in shoe.
So carte is pronounced CAR-tuh and citește chee-TEH-shteh.
Why is the indefinite article o used before carte instead of un?
Romanian nouns have gender. Carte (book) is feminine, so it takes the feminine indefinite article o. Masculine nouns take un (e.g., un băiat – a boy).
Why is the adjective bună placed after the noun, and why isn’t it bun carte?