Martorul spune numele.

The witness says the name.

Breakdown of Martorul spune numele.

• a spune: to tell
• martorul: the witness
• numele: the name

Questions & Answers about Martorul spune numele.

Why does martorul end in -ul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• martor = witness
• martorul = the witness

This is very common in Romanian:

• băiat → băiatul = the boy
• om → omul = the man / the person

So martorul literally means witness-the, but in natural English it is just the witness.

Why does numele end in -le?

For the same general reason: it is the noun with the definite article attached.

• nume = name
• numele = the name

With nume, the definite form is numele. This noun is a little unusual, so learners often need to memorize it as a whole form.

A useful thing to know: numele can also mean the names in some contexts, because nume has the same form in singular and plural. In this sentence, context tells you it means the name.

What form is spune?