Dacă priza este stricată, nu pot porni televizorul.

If the outlet is broken, I cannot turn on the television.

Breakdown of Dacă priza este stricată, nu pot porni televizorul.

• nu: not
• a fi: to be
• dacă: if
• a putea: to be able to

Questions & Answers about Dacă priza este stricată, nu pot porni televizorul.

Why does the sentence start with Dacă?

Dacă means if. It introduces a condition:

• Dacă priza este stricată = If the outlet/socket is broken
• nu pot porni televizorul = I can't turn on the TV

So the whole sentence is a standard if-clause + result structure.

What does priza mean exactly?

Priza means the electrical outlet / socket.

It is a feminine noun:

• singular indefinite: o priză = a socket
• singular definite: priza = the socket

In this sentence, Romanian uses the definite form, so priza means the socket/outlet.

Why is it priza and not priză?

Romanian often adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

So:

• priză = socket / an outlet
• priza = the socket / the outlet

That final -a is the feminine singular definite article attached to the noun.