Adăpostul de animale este în oraș.

The animal shelter is in the city.

Breakdown of Adăpostul de animale este în oraș.

• a fi: to be
• orașul: the city
• în: in
• adăpostul de animale: the animal shelter

Questions & Answers about Adăpostul de animale este în oraș.

Why does adăpostul end in -ul?

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

• adăpost = shelter
• adăpostul = the shelter

So adăpostul de animale means the animal shelter.

What does de animale mean here?

de animale literally means of animals or for animals, but in this sentence it works like the English noun modifier in animal shelter.

So:

• adăpost = shelter
• animale = animals
• adăpost de animale = animal shelter

This is a very common Romanian pattern: noun + de + noun.

Why is animale plural?

Because the shelter is for animals in general, not just one animal.

• animal = animal
• animale = animals

So adăpost de animale naturally means a shelter meant for animals as a group.

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