Suspensia este deteriorată.

Suspensie means suspension in the indefinite form, like a suspension or just suspension in a general sense.

Suspensia is the definite form and means the suspension.

Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of putting a separate word in front like English the.

• suspensie = suspension
• suspensia = the suspension

So in this sentence, suspensia means the suspension.

Este means is.

It is the 3rd person singular present tense form of a fi = to be.

So:

• este = is

In Suspensia este deteriorată, it links the subject (suspensia) with its description (deteriorată), just like is in English.

Because it agrees with suspensia, which is a feminine singular noun.

In Romanian, adjectives often change form to match the noun’s:

• gender
• number
• sometimes definiteness/context

Here:

• suspensia = feminine singular
• so the adjective is deteriorată = feminine singular

Compare:

• deteriorat = masculine singular
• deteriorată = feminine singular
• deteriorați = masculine plural
• deteriorate = feminine plural

It is originally a past participle of the verb a deteriora = to deteriorate / to damage, but in this sentence it functions like an adjective.

So este deteriorată means is damaged / is deteriorated.

This is very common in Romanian: a past participle is used after a fi to describe a state.

Yes. E is a shorter, very common form of este.

So both are correct:

• Suspensia este deteriorată.
• Suspensia e deteriorată.

The version with este is a bit more formal or careful.
The version with e is very common in everyday speech.

No, not in standard Romanian.

You need the verb to be in this kind of sentence.

So:

• Suspensia este deteriorată. = correct
• Suspensia deteriorată. = not a complete normal sentence in standard Romanian

Romanian is different from languages that can drop is in the present tense.

The normal, neutral order is:

• Suspensia este deteriorată.

This is subject + verb + adjective.

Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, so other orders are possible for emphasis, but they are less neutral. For example:

• Este deteriorată suspensia.

This could sound more marked, like focusing on the suspension or on the fact that it is damaged. But for a learner, the standard pattern Suspensia este deteriorată is the best one to use.

A rough English-style pronunciation would be:

soos-PEN-see-a YES-te de-teh-ryoh-RAH-tuh

A few helpful points:

• si in suspensia sounds like see
• este sounds roughly like YES-te
• ă in deteriorată is the Romanian schwa, similar to the a in sofa

The stress is roughly:

• suspenSIA
• ESte
• deterioraTĂ

Yes. Depending on context, Romanians might also say:

• Suspensia este stricată. = The suspension is broken.
• Suspensia este avariată. = The suspension is damaged.

The difference is nuance:

• deteriorată suggests worn, deteriorated, damaged over time, or in poor condition
• stricată often suggests broken / not working properly
• avariată often suggests damaged, especially from impact or mechanical problems

So deteriorată is correct, but it is not the only possible wording.

It is in the nominative case because it is the subject of the sentence.

In Suspensia este deteriorată:

• suspensia = subject
• este deteriorată = what is being said about the subject

For beginners, the main thing to remember is simply that suspensia is the subject and means the suspension.

Because Romanian usually has a postposed definite article, meaning the article is attached to the end of the noun.

So instead of English:

• the suspension

Romanian says:

• suspensia

This is one of the big structural differences between English and Romanian.

A simple pattern is:

• suspensie = suspension
• suspensia = the suspension

So the sentence literally matches English meaning, but the grammar works differently.