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Băiatul are o cămașă curată.

Băiatul are o cămașă curată.
The boy has a clean shirt.
From Lesson 60:Everyday Clothing·Romanian

Breakdown of Băiatul are o cămașă curată.

băiatul
the boy
o
a / an (f)
avea
to have
curat
clean
cămașa
the shirt

Questions & Answers about Băiatul are o cămașă curată.

Why does the word for boy have -ul at the end in băiatul?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word in front of it. Băiat means "boy", and adding -ul makes it "the boy".
Why is the word order o cămașă curată instead of o curată cămașă?
In Romanian, descriptive words (adjectives) almost always come after the noun they describe. So, instead of saying "a clean shirt" like in English, you say "a shirt clean".
Why do both cămașă and curată end in the letter -ă?
The letter -ă at the end of a word is a strong clue that it is feminine. Cămașă is a feminine noun, so the adjective describing it must also match and take its feminine form, curată (the masculine form is curat).
What is the dictionary form of the verb are?
The verb is a avea, which means "to have". Are is the form you use for "he has", "she has", or "it has".

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