Noi nu folosim dicționarul. Îl punem în dulap.
We do not use the dictionary. We put it in the closet.
Breakdown of Noi nu folosim dicționarul. Îl punem în dulap.
nu
no / not
dicționarul
the dictionary
noi
we
dulapul
the closet
Questions & Answers about Noi nu folosim dicționarul. Îl punem în dulap.
Why do we use îl for "it" here instead of o?
Why is the word dicționarul and not just dicționar?
In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches to the end of the noun. The base word is dicționar, and adding the definite article suffix -ul makes it dicționarul, which means "the dictionary".
Both folosim and punem mean "we" do something. Why does one end in -im and the other in -em?
They belong to different verb groups. The verb a folosi (to use) ends in -i, so its "we" form ends in -im. The verb a pune (to put) ends in -e, so its "we" form ends in -em.
The English translation says "in the closet", but în dulap doesn't have the "the" suffix -ul attached. Why?
In Romanian, when you use a short preposition like în (in) directly before a noun, you usually drop the definite article ("the"). Therefore, you just say în dulap, not în dulapul.