Janta este deteriorată.

The wheel rim is damaged.

Breakdown of Janta este deteriorată.

• a fi: to be
• deteriorat: damaged
• janta: the wheel rim

Questions & Answers about Janta este deteriorată.

Why does janta end in -a?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.

• jantă = a rim
• janta = the rim

So janta already includes the idea of the.

Is janta the basic dictionary form of the word?

No. The basic form is jantă.

This sentence uses the definite singular form:

• jantă = rim
• janta = the rim

A native English speaker often expects a separate word for the, but in Romanian it is often attached to the noun.

Why is it este and not e?

Both are possible.

• este = the full form of is
• e = a shorter, very common form of is

So both of these work:

• Janta este deteriorată.
• Janta e deteriorată.

The version with este may sound a little more neutral or formal, while e is very common in everyday speech.