Bunica gătește de dimineață.

Grandma has been cooking since morning.

Breakdown of Bunica gătește de dimineață.

• bunica: the grandma
• a găti: to cook
• de dimineață: since morning

Questions & Answers about Bunica gătește de dimineață.

Why is bunica translated as grandma/the grandmother and not just grandmother?

In Romanian, bunica already contains the definite article.

• bunică = a grandmother / grandmother
• bunica = the grandmother / grandma

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.

So in this sentence, Bunica means Grandma or the grandmother, depending on context.

Why is Bunica capitalized?

It is capitalized simply because it is the first word of the sentence.

Romanian does not normally capitalize bunica unless:

• it starts a sentence, or
• it is being used like a name in direct address, similar to English Grandma, come here!

So here the capital letter does not mean it is automatically a proper name.

What form is gătește?

gătește is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a găti = to cook.

So:

• eu gătesc = I cook / I am cooking
• tu gătești = you cook / you are cooking
• el/ea gătește = he/she cooks / is cooking

Since bunica is she, gătește is the correct form.