Word
El bea vinul din paharul nou.
Meaning
He drinks the wine from the new glass.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about El bea vinul din paharul nou.
Why do the words vin and pahar have -ul added to the end?
In Romanian, the word for "the" (the definite article) attaches to the end of the noun. Both vin (wine) and pahar (glass) take the ending -ul to mean "the wine" (vinul) and "the glass" (paharul).
Why does the sentence use din for "from" instead of de la?
The word din means "from inside" or "out of". Because the wine is physically inside the glass, you use din. You would use de la for coming from a general location or a person.
Is bea the dictionary form of the verb "to drink"?
The dictionary form (infinitive) is a bea. It just happens that the conjugated form for "he" (el) or "she" (ea) is also bea. So el bea translates to "he drinks" or "he is drinking".
Why is the word for "new" (nou) at the very end of the sentence?
Unlike in English, descriptive adjectives in Romanian usually come directly after the noun they describe. Instead of saying "the new glass", Romanian says "the glass new" (paharul nou).