Word
Profesoara explică de ce greșeala este interesantă pentru toți elevii.
Meaning
The (female) teacher explains why the mistake is interesting for all the students.
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Breakdown of Profesoara explică de ce greșeala este interesantă pentru toți elevii.
pentru
for
a fi
to be
de ce
why
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all
Questions & Answers about Profesoara explică de ce greșeala este interesantă pentru toți elevii.
Why is there no separate word for "the" before Profesoara?
In Romanian, the definite article (the) is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word.
- Indefinite (a teacher): o profesoară
- Definite (the teacher): profesoara
In the sentence, Profesoara already means “the (female) teacher”.
It’s capitalized only because it’s at the beginning of the sentence, not because it’s a name.
What is the difference between profesor, profesoară, and profesoara?
They differ in gender and definiteness:
- profesor – male teacher, indefinite or generic
- un profesor = a (male) teacher
- profesorul = the (male) teacher
- profesoară – female teacher, indefinite
- o profesoară = a (female) teacher
- profesoara – the female teacher, definite
- profesoara = the (female) teacher
In your sentence, Profesoara refers to a specific female teacher: “The (female) teacher explains…”.
Does explică mean “explains” or “is explaining”? How do I know?