Word
Bunicul ascultă muzică în camera de zi diseară.
Meaning
Grandfather is listening to music in the living room tonight.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Breakdown of Bunicul ascultă muzică în camera de zi diseară.
muzica
the music
în
in
a asculta
to listen
diseară
tonight
Questions & Answers about Bunicul ascultă muzică în camera de zi diseară.
Why does bunicul end in -ul? Does it mean "my grandfather" or "the grandfather"?
Romanian adds the definite article to the end of the noun, not in front of it.
- bunic = grandfather (indefinite, “a grandfather”)
- bunicul = the grandfather (definite, “the grandfather”)
In real usage, bunicul often means “my grandfather” if it’s clear from context that we’re talking about the family’s grandfather. So:
- Bunicul ascultă muzică…
literally: The grandfather is listening to music…
but naturally in English: My grandfather is listening to music… or Grandpa is listening to music…
Why is the verb ascultă in the present tense if the meaning is about tonight (future)?