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Animalul bea apa din lacul rece.

Animalul bea apa din lacul rece.
The animal drinks the water from the cold lake.
From Lesson 70:In the Wild·Romanian

Questions & Answers about Animalul bea apa din lacul rece.

Why do animal and lac 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. Both animal and lac are neuter nouns, so they take the suffix -ul to mean 'the animal' (animalul) and 'the lake' (lacul).
Why is the word for water spelled apa here instead of apă?
Apă means 'water', but the English translation specifies 'the water'. For feminine nouns that end in -ă, Romanian forms the 'the' version by dropping the -ă and adding -a. So, apă becomes apa.
Why use din for 'from' instead of de or de la?
The word din specifically means 'from inside of' or 'out of'. It is actually a combination of the words de (from) and în (in). Because the water is physically inside the lake, the animal is drinking it out of the lake.
Why does the adjective rece come after the noun, and does it change for gender?
In Romanian, descriptive adjectives almost always come after the noun, which is why it is lacul rece (the lake cold). While most adjectives change their endings to match the noun's gender, rece is a type of adjective that keeps the exact same form for masculine, feminine, and neuter nouns in the singular.

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