Clienta plătește cu cardul la casieră.

The female customer pays by card at the cashier.

Breakdown of Clienta plătește cu cardul la casieră.

• cu: with
• la: at
• casiera: the cashier
• a plăti: to pay

Questions & Answers about Clienta plătește cu cardul la casieră.

Why is it clienta? What exactly does that form mean?

Clienta means the female customer.

It comes from the noun clientă = a female customer. In this sentence, it is:

• singular
• feminine
• definite = the customer

So:

• o clientă = a female customer
• clienta = the female customer

If the customer were male, you would usually have:

• clientul = the male customer

Romanian often marks grammatical gender more clearly than English does.

Why is the word for the attached to the end of clienta and cardul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it like English does.

Compare:

• clientă = a female customer

• clienta = the female customer

• card = card
• cardul = the card

This is one of the most important differences from English. Instead of a separate word like the, Romanian often adds an ending to the noun.