Learn Romanian: Fata scrie scrisoarea. - The girl writes the letter.

Fata scrie scrisoarea.

The girl writes the letter.

Breakdown of Fata scrie scrisoarea.

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Questions & Answers about Fata scrie scrisoarea.

The current lesson is about verbs ending in '-e' and '-ea'. Which group does scrie belong to?

Scrie comes from the verb a scrie (to write), which is a Group 3 regular verb. Group 3 verbs end in -e in their dictionary form. When talking about 'he', 'she', or 'it' (like the girl), the present tense ending is just -e, giving us scrie.

I learned that 'girl' is fată. Why is it spelled fata in this sentence?

In Romanian, the word for 'the' attaches to the end of the noun instead of coming before it. For feminine nouns that end in -ă like fată, you drop the -ă and add -a to make fata (the girl).

The dictionary word for letter is scrisoare. Why does it end in -ea here?

This is another example of 'the' attaching to the end of the noun! Because scrisoare is a feminine noun ending in -e, attaching the feminine 'the' (-a) creates the combined ending -ea, giving us scrisoarea (the letter).

Both nouns in this sentence have 'the' attached to them. Are they both feminine?

Yes! A good clue is their dictionary endings. Nouns ending in -ă (like fată) are almost always feminine. Nouns ending in -e (like scrisoare) can be any gender, but changing that -e to an -ea to mean 'the' is a rule specifically for feminine nouns.