Questions & Answers about Băiatul iubește povestea veche.
Why is 'he loves' translated as iubește? Doesn't the verb a iubi just take standard endings?
A iubi (to love) belongs to a group of verbs ending in -i that add a special suffix in the present tense. For 'I', we add -esc (eu iubesc). For 'he/she/it', the suffix is -ește, giving us el iubește.
Why does the word for 'story' end in -a here (povestea)?
I've seen the word for 'old' spelled as vechi. Why is it veche in this sentence?
Adjectives must match the gender of the noun they describe. Poveste is a feminine noun, so we use the feminine singular form of 'old', which is veche. If we were describing a masculine noun, we would use vechi.
How does the word băiatul get its ending?
The base word for boy is băiat. Since it is a masculine noun ending in a consonant, we add the definite article -ul to the end to mean 'the' boy (băiatul).