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Why is it oferta and not ofertă?
Because oferta is the definite form of the noun.
In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.
- ofertă = an offer / offer
- oferta = the offer
So:
- Oferta este bună. = The offer is good.
This is a very common thing in Romanian and often surprises English speakers at first.
Why is there no separate word for the?
Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, which means the article is added to the end of the noun.
For feminine singular nouns like this one:
- ofertă → oferta
- casă → casa
- masă → masa
So instead of saying something like the offer, Romanian says offer-the, written as one word: oferta.
Why is it bună and not bun?