Breakdown of Asistenta ajunge la spital.
la
at / to
ajunge
to arrive
spitalul
the hospital
asistenta
the nurse
Questions & Answers about Asistenta ajunge la spital.
How do we know Asistenta means "the nurse" and not just "a nurse"?
In Romanian, the equivalent of "the" attaches to the end of the noun. The base word for a female nurse is asistentă. By changing the final ă to an a, it becomes asistenta (the nurse).
Does ajunge mean "arrives" or "is arriving"?
It translates to both. Romanian has only one present tense, so ajunge can mean "arrives", "is arriving", or "does arrive" depending on what makes the most sense in English context.
The translation says "at the hospital", but spital doesn't have "the" attached to its ending. Why?
When stating a general location or destination using the preposition la (at/to), Romanian typically leaves the noun in its basic dictionary form. That is why it is just la spital instead of la spitalul.
Is asistenta a specific gender?
Yes, asistenta is a female nurse. If you were talking about a male nurse, the base word is asistent, and "the male nurse" would be asistentul.