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La ce oră începe petrecerea seara?

La ce oră începe petrecerea seara?
What time does the party start in the evening?
From Lesson 49:Telling time (e ora...)·Romanian

Questions & Answers about La ce oră începe petrecerea seara?

Why do we say La ce oră instead of just Ce oră?
Literally, this means 'At what hour'. In English, you can ask 'What time does the party start?', but in Romanian, you must include the preposition la (at) when asking at what exact time an event takes place.
Where is the word for 'does' in this question?
Romanian doesn't use helper verbs like 'do' or 'does' to form questions. You simply use the main verb, începe (starts), right after your question words.
Why is the verb (începe) placed before the subject (petrecerea)?
In Romanian questions, it is very common to swap the subject and the verb. So instead of saying 'the party starts' (petrecerea începe), you say 'starts the party' (începe petrecerea).
Why does the word for party end in '-a' here (petrecerea)?
The base word for party is petrecere. In Romanian, the equivalent of the word 'the' attaches to the end of the noun. For feminine words ending in '-e', you change the ending to '-ea' to say 'the', making it petrecerea (the party).
Doesn't seara just mean 'the evening'? Why is it translated as 'in the evening'?
You are right, seara literally means 'the evening'. However, when talking about the time of day when an event happens, Romanian uses seara all by itself to mean 'in the evening'. You don't need to add a separate word for 'in'.

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