"Femeia nu bea ceaiul sau apa."
Translation:The woman does not drink the tea or the water.
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i 100% agree. They can't pronounce things the way that is correct for some words. ugh
It depends on how it's structured.
The woman does not drink the tea or the water.
The woman does not drink either the tea or the water.
The woman drinks neither the tea nor the water.
If the verb is negated, use "or".
If the verb is not negated, use "nor".
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I wrote "the woman does not drink tea or water"( without the definte article) and it was marked as correct. Does that mean that I can´t say "Femeia nu bea ceai sau apă" ?
You can definitely say that.
Ceaiul sau apa translates as "the tea or the water"
You're going to have to share what those other choices are. Not everyone is presented the question in the same way, and even those who got multiple choice didn't get the same choices as you did.
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Why is "the" used when it's not necessary? Is that something specific to Romanian? "The woman does not drink tea or water."
Grammar works differently in different languages. What's mandatory in one might be forbidden in another. What distinguishes a nuance in one might be interchangeable in another.
In English, using "the" here or not marks the difference between a general habit (does not drink water--at all) and a specific situation (does not drink the water--from a particular source).
As to what the distinction is in Romanian, I personally do not know.
Could some one clear something up for me please? Please ignore my missing accent marks On my question it showed "___nu bea ceaiul sau apa" I was given 7 possible answers to choose from: 1. Baiat 2.Copil 3.Barbat 4.Fata 5.Femeie 6.Mar 7.Femeia
I was wondering why Femeia is correct and the others are not. Does it have to do with how the verb bea is conjugated or am I completely missing something else?
"Femeia" was the only option bearing a definite article and thus fitting grammatically correct in the sentence.
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but from what I'm understanding... "Fata", which means the girl, seems to be a viable option as well.
The sentence uses the word "femeia" which means "the woman." Fata, as you correctly mention, means "the girl," therefore it is not the right word. The two are not interchangeable.
Is there a word like "ni", "né" or "nem" from other Romance languages that can be used in instead of "sau"? For example "la mujer no bebe el té ni el agua"?
Yes. From a Google Book I found, which is "Romanian: An Essential Grammar", by Ramona Gönczöl
CHAPTER 10
CONJUNCTIONS
Conjunctions link clauses in a complex sentence or words between themselves in a coordinating or subordinating manner.
10.1 Coordinating conjuctions
This type of conjunction links words or clauses of similar value. There are several types:
1. Copulative conjunctions
și and
nici neither
și ... și ... both ... and ...
nici ... nici ... neither ... nor ...
nu numai ... ci și ... not only ... but also ...
atât ... cât ... both ... and ...
și mie și ţie ne place vinul roșu.
Both you and I like red wine.
Nici Richard nici Mathew nu sunt aroganţi.
Neither Richard nor Matthew is arrogant.
2. Adversative conjunctions
dar but
însă but, however, while
iar and, while, whereas
ci but
Eu vreau să merg la teatru, însă tu vrei să mergi la film.
I want to go to the theatre, while you want to go to the cinema.
Ți-am explicat de ce, dar tu nu înțelegi.
I told you why, but you don't understand.
3. Disjunctive conjunctions
sau or
ori or
sau ... sau ... either ... or ...
fie ... fie ... either ... or ...
ori ... ori ... either ... or ...
Sau tu sau el mă enervaţi.
It's either you or he who annoys me.
Mergem la mare sau la munte?
Shall we go to the seaside or to the mountains?
Baykush7, summarizing what Rae.F wrote, the word with ”n” you are looking for is ”nici”. :)
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Yes, there is: nici - El nu bea nici ceaiul, nici apa - He drinks neither the tea nor the coffee
I'm sorry, but how is the woman alive if she doesn't drink water. Duo is getting more scary
In english we would not say 'the' in front of tea or water so this would not make sense
I think its just so people know how to speak Romanian kinda "properly"(?)
I mean like its probably good to just know how to say these things? I dunno...
