Questions & Answers about Lucrul este în mașină.
Why does lucru become lucrul here?
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not in front of it.
- lucru = thing, work, matter
- lucrul = the thing, the work, the matter
So lucrul is the definite form.
Does lucrul always mean the thing?
Not always. lucru is a broad word. Depending on context, it can mean:
- thing
- work
- matter
- fact
So lucrul este în mașină could sound different depending on the situation, even though the intended meaning here is already known to you.
What does este mean?