Breakdown of Turistul așteaptă taxiul pe stradă.
aștepta
to wait
pe
on
strada
the street
turistul
the tourist
Questions & Answers about Turistul așteaptă taxiul pe stradă.
Why do turistul and taxiul both end in -ul?
In Romanian, the word for 'the' (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun instead of coming before it as a separate word. For singular masculine and neuter words like turist and taxi, you usually add -ul to say 'the tourist' (turistul) and 'the taxi' (taxiul).
Where is the word for 'for' in this sentence? Shouldn't it be waiting 'for' the taxi?
In Romanian, the verb a aștepta (to wait) directly connects to the thing you are waiting for. You don't need an extra preposition like 'for'. You literally just say 'waits the taxi' (așteaptă taxiul).
Does așteaptă mean 'waits' or 'is waiting'?
Why is it pe stradă instead of pe strada, if the English translation says 'on the street'?
After simple prepositions like pe (on) or în (in), Romanian usually drops the 'the' ending from the noun. So even though we say 'on the street' in English, in Romanian you use the plain dictionary form of the word: pe stradă.