Breakdown of Statul nostru apără drepturile muncitorilor.
muncitorul
the worker
nostru
our [noastră, noștri, noastre]
statul
the state
apăra
to defend
dreptul
the right
Questions & Answers about Statul nostru apără drepturile muncitorilor.
Why does the word for workers end in -lor here (muncitorilor)?
Muncitori is the plural word for 'workers'. When you want to say 'of the workers' (to show possession, known as the Genitive case), you add the definite suffix -lor. So, muncitori + -lor = muncitorilor. This -lor ending is the standard plural definite article for the Genitive and Dative cases across all noun genders.
Where is the word for 'of' in this sentence?
There isn't a separate word for 'of' here. In English, we say 'rights of the workers'. In Romanian, that possession is built directly into the noun's ending. The -lor attached to muncitorilor does the job of both 'of' and 'the'.
What is the base form of drepturile, and why does it end in -le?
The base word is drept (right), which is a neuter noun. Its basic plural form is drepturi (rights). To say 'the rights', we attach the standard neuter/feminine plural definite article -le to the end, giving us drepturile.
Why does nostru come after statul instead of before it like in English?
In Romanian, possessive adjectives like nostru (our) almost always come after the noun they describe. Additionally, the noun must have a definite article ('the') attached to it. So statul nostru literally translates to 'the state our'.
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