Colecționarul caută viniluri.

to look for

Breakdown of Colecționarul caută viniluri.

• colecționarul: the collector
• vinilul: the vinyl record

Questions & Answers about Colecționarul caută viniluri.

What does -ul in colecționarul mean?

-ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of the noun. So:

• colecționar = collector
• colecționarul = the collector

Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of as a separate word before it.

Why isn’t there a separate word for the?

Because Romanian normally uses an enclitic definite article, meaning the article is added to the noun itself.

So instead of:

• English: the collector

Romanian says:

• colecționarul

This is one of the big structural differences between English and Romanian.

What form is caută?

caută is the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb a căuta, meaning to look for / to search for.

So it can mean:

• he looks for
• she looks for
• it looks for

In this sentence, because the subject is colecționarul (the collector), the meaning is the collector looks for / is looking for.