Word
Târgul de vechituri este deschis.
Meaning
The flea market is open.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Târgul de vechituri este deschis.
a fi
to be
deschis
open
târgul de vechituri
the flea market
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Questions & Answers about Târgul de vechituri este deschis.
Why is it târgul and not just târg?
Because -ul is the definite article in Romanian.
- târg = market / fair
- târgul = the market / the fair
Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like the.
So:
- Târgul de vechituri = the flea market
- Un târg de vechituri = a flea market
What does de vechituri mean here?
De usually means of or for, and vechituri means old things, junk, or second-hand items.
So târg de vechituri is literally something like:
- market of old things
- or more naturally, flea market
This is a fixed-type expression in Romanian. English uses a special idiomatic term, but Romanian describes it more literally.
Why is there no separate word for the before târgul?