Triunghiul reflectorizant este în mașină.

The warning triangle is in the car.

Breakdown of Triunghiul reflectorizant este în mașină.

• a fi: to be
• mașina: the car
• în: in
• triunghiul reflectorizant: the warning triangle

Questions & Answers about Triunghiul reflectorizant este în mașină.

Why does triunghiul end in -ul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not in front of it.

• triunghi = triangle
• triunghiul = the triangle

So -ul here is the equivalent of English the.

Is triunghi masculine, feminine, or neuter?

Triunghi is a neuter noun.

Romanian neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

That is why in the singular you get:

• triunghiul reflectorizant

But in the plural you would get:

• triunghiurile reflectorizante

So the adjective changes in the plural, even though it does not change here.

Why is reflectorizant after the noun instead of before it?

Because in Romanian, descriptive adjectives usually come after the noun.

So:

• triunghi reflectorizant = reflective triangle

This is the normal order. English often puts adjectives before the noun, but Romanian usually puts them after.