Learn Romanian: Ion împăturește rufele extrem de încet. - Ion folds the laundry extremely slowly.

In Romanian, laundry is generally referred to in the plural form rufe (from the singular feminine noun o rufă, which means a piece of washing or linen). To say the laundry, you attach the feminine plural definite article -le to get rufele.

Why is the verb împăturește used here instead of îndoaie for folding?

The verb a împături is used specifically for folding things like clothes, blankets, or paper into neat layers. The verb a îndoi means to bend or to fold in a more structural sense, like bending a pipe or folding a card exactly in half.

Why is the preposition de placed between extrem and încet?

When adverbs of extreme degree, such as extrem, grozav, or teribil, modify an adjective or another adverb, Romanian grammar requires them to be linked by the preposition de.

Could I use lent instead of încet in this sentence?

Yes, lent also means slowly and works perfectly here. The word încet is a bit more versatile because it can mean both slowly and quietly, but in the context of folding laundry, the meaning is clearly about speed.