Questions & Answers about Câinele așteaptă în hol.
Why is 'the dog' written as one word, câinele?
In Romanian, the word for 'the' (the definite article) attaches to the very end of the noun instead of standing alone before it. The base word is câine (dog), and adding -le to the end gives us câinele (the dog).
Does așteaptă mean 'waits' or 'is waiting'?
The English translation says 'in the hallway', but why is there no word for 'the' attached to hol?
After simple prepositions of place like în (in), Romanian drops the definite article ('the') unless you are specifically describing the noun further. So, 'in the hallway' is simply în hol, using just the base noun.
What is the base form of the verb așteaptă?
The dictionary form is a aștepta (to wait). The form așteaptă is specifically conjugated for 'he', 'she', or 'it' (the third person singular), which matches our subject, the dog.