"There is no pepper in the soup."

Translation: Nu este piper în supă.

[Roxot]

Why is the article "the" omitted in Romanian? Wouldn't it be "Nu este piper în supa"?

[PhilipNikolayev]

The rule in Romanian is that a noun drops the definite article if it is preceded by a preposition (except "cu"!), unless the noun is qualified by one or more following words. E.g.: "Nu este piper în supă". But: "Nu este piper în supa mea". I hope this helps!