Prosopul curat este pe raft, lângă săpun.

The clean towel is on the shelf, next to the soap.

Breakdown of Prosopul curat este pe raft, lângă săpun.

• a fi: to be
• pe: on
• curat: clean
• lângă: next to

Questions & Answers about Prosopul curat este pe raft, lângă săpun.

Why is it prosopul and not just prosop?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• prosop = towel
• prosopul = the towel

So Prosopul curat means the clean towel.

This is one of the first big differences from English: Romanian often puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word.

Why does curat come after prosopul?

In Romanian, adjectives often come after the noun.

• prosop curat = clean towel
• prosopul curat = the clean towel

This is very normal in Romanian. English usually puts adjectives before the noun, but Romanian commonly places them after it.

Why is it curat and not another form like curată?

The adjective has to agree with the noun in gender and number.

• prosop is a masculine singular noun
• so the adjective also takes the masculine singular form: curat

Compare:

• prosop curat = clean towel
• carte curată = clean book (because carte is feminine)

So curat matches prosopul.