Reflexia apare în apă.

the water

Breakdown of Reflexia apare în apă.

• în: in
• a apărea: to appear
• reflexia: the reflection

Questions & Answers about Reflexia apare în apă.

Why does reflexia end in -a?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun.

• reflexie = reflection / a reflection
• reflexia = the reflection

So reflexia means the reflection, not just reflection in general.

This is very different from English, where the is a separate word.

What form is apare?

Apare is the 3rd person singular present form of the verb a apărea, meaning to appear.

Here is the basic idea:

• eu apar = I appear
• el/ea apare = he/she/it appears

Since reflexia is a singular subject, Romanian uses apare.

Why is there no word for it before apare?

Romanian often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed.

In English, you usually need to say:

• It appears in the water

But in Romanian, the verb form already tells you the person and number, and the noun reflexia is the subject, so no extra pronoun is necessary.

So Reflexia apare în apă is completely natural, not incomplete.

What does în mean, and why is it used here?