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Questions & Answers about Fata iubește oile.
Why is the word for "the girl" fata and not fată?
In Romanian, the word for "the" attaches directly to the end of the noun. The dictionary form for "girl" is fată. To say "the girl", the final ă changes to an a, making it fata.
Why does iubește have such a long ending for the verb a iubi?
Many Romanian verbs that end in -i use a special pattern in the present tense. Instead of just adding a short ending to the root, they add -esc or -ește. Because "the girl" is "she" (third person singular), we add -ește, giving us iubește.
How can you tell that "sheep" is plural in this sentence?
The Romanian word gives it away! In English, "sheep" can be singular or plural. The Romanian singular word for a sheep is oaie, which would become oaia (the sheep, singular). Here we have the plural form oi, plus the feminine plural ending for "the" (-le). Together they make oile (the sheep, plural).