Breakdown of Medicul vede ochiul tău.
vedea
to see
tău
your (sg.) [ta, tăi, tale]
medicul
the doctor
ochiul
the eye
Questions & Answers about Medicul vede ochiul tău.
Why are there endings added to the words medic and ochi?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front. Medic (doctor) becomes medicul (the doctor), and ochi (eye) becomes ochiul (the eye). Both are masculine nouns, which often take the -ul ending.
Why does the sentence use ochiul tău (literally "the eye your") instead of just ochi tău?
In Romanian, when you use a possessive word like tău (your), the noun it describes almost always needs a definite article attached to it. Because of this rule, you have to say ochiul tău (the eye your) rather than just translating "your eye" word-for-word as ochi tău.
Why is the word for "your" tău here instead of ta?
Possessive words in Romanian change to match the gender of the thing being owned, not the person who owns it. Because ochi (eye) is a masculine noun, we use the masculine singular form tău. If the doctor was looking at a feminine noun, like fața (the face), it would be fața ta.
How do you pronounce the chi part of ochiul?
In Romanian, when c is followed by an h and then an i or e, it makes a hard "k" sound. It does not sound like the "ch" in the English word "cheese". Therefore, ochiul is pronounced roughly like "oh-kyool".