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Clientul caută furculița și șervețelul.

Clientul caută furculița și șervețelul.
The client is looking for the fork and the napkin.
From Lesson 66:Setting the Table·Romanian

Breakdown of Clientul caută furculița și șervețelul.

și
and
clientul
the customer
căuta
to look for
furculița
the fork
șervețelul
the napkin

Questions & Answers about Clientul caută furculița și șervețelul.

Where is the word "the" in Romanian here?
In Romanian, "the" is attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word before it. For masculine and neuter words, you usually add -ul, making client into clientul and șervețel into șervețelul.
Why is the "the" ending on furculița different from the others?
Furculiță (fork) is a feminine noun ending in the letter -ă. To say "the fork", you replace the -ă with -a, giving you furculița. This is the standard rule for feminine nouns ending in -ă.
Why is there no word for "for" after caută?
The Romanian verb a căuta has the meaning of "to look for" or "to seek" already built in. You don't need to add an extra preposition. It literally translates to "The client seeks the fork".
Why does caută translate as "is looking" rather than "looks"?
Romanian doesn't have a separate "is doing" tense (present continuous) like English does. The single present tense form caută can mean both "looks for" and "is looking for", depending on what makes sense in the moment.

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