Mutarea este ciudată.

Mutarea means the move.

It comes from the noun mutare, which can mean move, moving, or relocation, depending on context. In this sentence, -a at the end makes it definite, so mutare = a move, but mutarea = the move.

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• mutare = a move
• mutarea = the move

This is very common in Romanian:

• fată = girl
• fata = the girl

So mutarea literally means move-the, but in natural English that is just the move.

Because ciudată has to agree with mutarea in gender and number.

Mutare is a feminine singular noun, so the adjective must also be feminine singular:

• masculine singular: ciudat
• feminine singular: ciudată
• masculine plural: ciudați
• feminine plural: ciudate

Since mutarea is feminine singular, ciudată is the correct form.

Este means is.

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

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she is

So Mutarea este ciudată literally means The move is strange.

Yes. E is a very common shorter form of este in everyday Romanian.

So both are correct:

• Mutarea este ciudată.
• Mutarea e ciudată.

The version with este can sound a little more full or formal, while e is very natural in speech.

All three can work, depending on context.

Ciudat / ciudată often means:

• strange
• weird
• odd

In many neutral situations, strange is the safest translation.
If the tone is more casual or stronger, weird may fit better.

So Mutarea este ciudată could mean:

• The move is strange.
• The move is weird.
• The move is odd.

Because Romanian does not need a dummy subject like English it in this kind of sentence.

In English, you sometimes need words like it or there for grammatical reasons. Romanian often does not.

Here, the subject is already Mutarea (the move), so nothing extra is needed:

• Mutarea = the subject
• este = is
• ciudată = strange

So the sentence structure is simply:

[subject] + [is] + [adjective]

The normal, neutral word order here is:

Mutarea este ciudată.

That is the most straightforward way to say it.

Romanian does allow some flexibility in word order, especially for emphasis, but in a basic sentence like this, the standard pattern is best:

• Mutarea = subject
• este = verb
• ciudată = predicate adjective

A learner should usually stick with this order unless there is a special reason to emphasize something.

A simple approximation is:

ciu-da-tă

The final ă is the Romanian schwa sound, similar to the a in English sofa. It is a very common Romanian vowel.

So ciudată is approximately:

chyoo-DA-tuh

That is only an approximation, but it helps.

The difference is indefinite vs definite:

• mutare = a move / a relocation
• mutarea = the move / the relocation

Examples:

• O mutare este scumpă. = A move is expensive.
• Mutarea este scumpă. = The move is expensive.

So in your sentence, the speaker is talking about a specific move, not just any move in general.