Farul nu merge.

not

Breakdown of Farul nu merge.

• a merge: to work
• farul: the headlight

Questions & Answers about Farul nu merge.

Why does farul end in -ul?

The ending -ul is the Romanian definite article, equivalent to English the.

So:

• far = headlight / lighthouse
• farul = the headlight / the lighthouse

Unlike English, Romanian usually attaches the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word before it.

What gender is far?

Far is a neuter noun in Romanian.

That matters because Romanian neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

So in the singular definite form, you get farul.

Why is nu placed before merge?

Nu is the normal Romanian word for not, and it usually goes directly before the verb.

So:

• merge = works / goes
• nu merge = does not work / does not go

Romanian does not need an extra helper verb like English do/does. So instead of something like does not work, Romanian simply says not works/functions.