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Questions & Answers about Lumea este mare.
Why is lumea translated as the world and not just world?
Because -a at the end is the Romanian definite article attached to the noun.
- lume = world
- lumea = the world
Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word before it.
So:
- lume = world
- lumea = the world
Why isn’t there a separate word for the in this sentence?
Romanian normally uses a postposed definite article, which means the article is attached to the end of the noun.
In English:
- the world
In Romanian:
- lumea
This is one of the first big differences English speakers notice in Romanian.
What does este mean here?