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Femeia exersează engleza cu băiatul.

Femeia exersează engleza cu băiatul.
The woman practices English with the boy.
From Lesson 13:Present tense of -a verbs with suffix (-ez)·Romanian

Breakdown of Femeia exersează engleza cu băiatul.

băiatul
the boy
femeia
the woman
cu
with
engleza
English
exersa
to practice

Questions & Answers about Femeia exersează engleza cu băiatul.

Where is the '-ez' suffix in the verb exersează?
It is hiding in the ending! The dictionary form is a exersa (to practice). For 'I practice', you use the standard suffix: eu exersez. But for the 'she/he/it' form, that -ez changes to -ează. So, ea exersează means 'she practices'.
Why is the word for English written as engleza instead of engleză?
The base word for the English language is engleză. In Romanian, when you talk about a language as a whole concept or a skill you are practicing, you attach the definite article ('the') to it. The final -ă changes to -a, giving us engleza (literally 'the English').
How do the endings work to mean 'the woman' and 'the boy' in this sentence?
Romanian attaches the word for 'the' to the end of the noun. For the feminine word femeie (woman), the final -e becomes an -a, creating femeia (the woman). For the masculine word băiat (boy), you add -ul, creating băiatul (the boy).
Do I need to change the ending of băiatul because it comes after cu (with)?
No special changes are needed here! The preposition cu (with) simply pairs with the regular 'the' form of the noun. You just take cu and place it right next to băiatul without altering the word.

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