Breakdown of Bucătarul face supa în timp ce eu fac curățenie.
eu
I
face
to do, to make
supa
the soup
în timp ce
while
bucătarul
the cook
curățenia
the cleaning
Questions & Answers about Bucătarul face supa în timp ce eu fac curățenie.
How exactly does the phrase în timp ce work to mean 'while'?
Literally, it translates to 'in the time that' (în = in, timp = time, ce = that/what). It is a conjunction used to connect two actions happening at the exact same time, just like 'while' in English.
Why does the second part say fac curățenie instead of using a single verb for 'to clean'?
Romanian often uses the verb a face (to do/make) combined with a noun to describe an activity. Curățenie means 'cleanliness' or 'cleaning', so a face curățenie literally means 'to make cleanliness'. Here, conjugated for eu (I), it becomes fac curățenie.
Why does the verb a face look different in the two parts of the sentence (face vs. fac)?
Because the person doing the action changes. In the first part, the cook (he/she) is doing the action, so we use the third-person singular form face (makes). In the second part, eu (I) am doing the action, so we use the first-person singular form fac (do/make).
What is the rule for the endings on bucătarul and supa?
These are definite articles, meaning 'the'. In Romanian, they attach to the end of the noun. Bucătar (cook) is a masculine noun, so it takes the ending -ul. Supă (soup) is a feminine noun ending in -ă, which changes to -a to mean 'the soup'.
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