Norocul este important.

Norocul means the luck. The ending -ul is the definite article in Romanian, attached to the end of the noun.

• noroc = luck
• norocul = the luck

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word like the.

Because in Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the noun instead of standing alone.

So:

• English: the luck
• Romanian: norocul

This is a very common feature of Romanian grammar. You will see it with many nouns:

• băiat = boy
• băiatul = the boy

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi (to be).

In this sentence:

• Norocul = the subject
• este = is
• important = important

So the structure is literally Luck is important or The luck is important, depending on context.

In everyday Romanian, este can sometimes be omitted in very informal speech, but in a standard full sentence like this, it is normally included.

Yes, Romanian adjectives do agree, but here important is already the correct form because norocul is masculine singular.

Agreement here is:

• norocul = masculine singular
• important = masculine singular form

Compare:

• Norocul este important. = Luck is important.
• Șansa este importantă. = Chance is important.

In the second example, șansa is feminine singular, so the adjective becomes importantă.

Noroc is a neuter noun in Romanian.

Romanian neuter nouns behave like:

• masculine in the singular
• feminine in the plural

That is why in the singular you get:

• norocul este important

But in the plural, if it were used, agreement would follow feminine plural patterns.

For a learner, the key point in this sentence is that singular agreement looks masculine, so important is correct.

This is the most neutral and natural word order:

• Subject + verb + adjective/complement

So:

• Norocul = subject
• este = verb
• important = complement

Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, so other orders are possible for emphasis, but this version is the standard one and the best one for learners to use first.

Yes, noroc mainly means luck or good fortune. But it also appears in a very common expression used when toasting:

• Noroc! = Cheers!

So the same word can mean:

• luck
• a toast like cheers

In Norocul este important, it clearly means luck.

A simple learner-friendly approximation is:

no-RO-kul ES-teem-por-TANT

A few tips:

• norocul sounds roughly like no-RO-kul
• este is usually ES-te
• important is similar to English important, but pronounced more clearly syllable by syllable

Romanian pronunciation is generally more phonetic than English, so words are often pronounced close to how they are written.

Yes. E is a very common short form of este.

So both are correct:

• Norocul este important. = more full/formal/neutral
• Norocul e important. = more common in everyday speech

For beginners, it is useful to learn both, but este is often introduced first because it is the full form.

Yes, depending on context. Romanian uses the definite form in ways that do not always match English exactly.

So Norocul este important can often be translated naturally as:

• Luck is important

Even though norocul literally contains the.

In many general statements, Romanian may use the definite noun where English prefers a bare noun. So the most natural English translation is usually Luck is important.