Word
Asociația de proprietari înlocuiește contorul.
Meaning
The owners' association is replacing the meter.
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Breakdown of Asociația de proprietari înlocuiește contorul.
asociația de proprietari
the owners' association
contorul
the meter
a înlocui
to replace
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Questions & Answers about Asociația de proprietari înlocuiește contorul.
What is the word-for-word breakdown of Asociația de proprietari înlocuiește contorul?
A natural breakdown is:
- Asociația = the association
- de proprietari = of owners / homeowners
- înlocuiește = replaces / is replacing
- contorul = the meter
So the structure is basically:
The homeowners’ association replaces the meter.
Romanian often expresses homeowners’ association as asociație de proprietari, literally association of owners.
Why is it Asociația and not asociație?
Because Asociația is the definite form: the association.
In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.
- asociație = association
- asociația = the association
So Asociația de proprietari means the homeowners’ association, not just a homeowners’ association.
What does de proprietari mean exactly?