No. 367 in Romanian
bucureşti
"Bucureşti" is the Romanian name for Bucharest, the capital city of Romania.
In a sentence
Bucureşti este capitala României.
Bucharest is the capital of Romania.
Here, 'Bucureşti' functions as the proper noun representing the name of the capital city of Romania.
Am vizitat Bucureşti-ul weekendul trecut.
I visited Bucharest last weekend.
In this sentence, 'Bucureşti' is used as a place, with the suffix '-ul' to indicate a definite article in Romanian for proper nouns.
Locuitorii din Bucureşti sunt foarte ospitalieri.
The inhabitants of Bucharest are very hospitable.
Here, 'Bucureşti' specifies the city whose residents are being described.
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