Breakdown of Compania noastră nu este cea mai profitabilă, așa că fuziunea este necesară.
fi
to be (sunt, ești, este, suntem, sunteți, sunt)
nu
no / not
nostru
our [noastră, noștri, noastre]
mai
more / still (adverb)
așa că
so, therefore
compania
the company
cel
the (demonstrative article, as in "the most ...") / the one (who/that)
necesar
necessary
profitabil
profitable
fuziunea
the merger
Questions & Answers about Compania noastră nu este cea mai profitabilă, așa că fuziunea este necesară.
Why is așa că used here, and could I use prin urmare instead?
Why is it cea mai profitabilă instead of cel mai profitabilă?
In Romanian, the words used to form the superlative ("the most") have to agree with the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because compania is a feminine singular noun, you must use the feminine singular article cea along with the feminine form of the adjective (profitabilă). If the noun were masculine, like proiectul (the project), you would use cel mai profitabil.
Why does noastră come after the noun, and why does companie have an -a at the end?
In Romanian, possessive adjectives like noastră (our) almost always come after the noun. When they do, the noun must take a definite article ("the"). So, companie becomes compania (the company), and then you add noastră to mean "our company".
Do I always need a comma before așa că?
Yes, just like the English word "so" when it joins two full sentences, așa că is generally preceded by a comma because it introduces a logical conclusion or result.
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