Breakdown of Asigurătorul verifică polița de asigurare înainte de a plăti despăgubirea.
înainte de
before
de
of
a plăti
to pay
a verifica
to check
Questions & Answers about Asigurătorul verifică polița de asigurare înainte de a plăti despăgubirea.
Why does asigurătorul end in -ul?
Because -ul is the definite article attached to a masculine singular noun in Romanian.
- asigurător = insurer / an insurer
- asigurătorul = the insurer
Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun rather than as a separate word in front.
So:
- asigurătorul verifică... = the insurer checks...
Why are polița and despăgubirea also definite?
For the same reason: Romanian attaches the definite article to the noun.
- poliță = policy
polița = the policy
- despăgubire = compensation / indemnity / payout
- despăgubirea = the compensation / the payout
In this sentence, both are understood as specific things:
- the insurance policy
- the compensation/payout
That is why the definite forms are used.
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