Jumătatea aceasta este mare.

to be

Breakdown of Jumătatea aceasta este mare.

• mare: big
• acesta: this
• jumătatea: the half

Questions & Answers about Jumătatea aceasta este mare.

Why is it jumătatea and not jumătate?

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

• jumătate = a half
• jumătatea = the half

In this sentence, the noun appears in the definite form because it is followed by the demonstrative aceasta. That is a very common Romanian pattern.

Why is it jumătatea aceasta, not jumătate aceasta?

When Romanian uses this/that after the noun, the noun normally takes the definite article.

So the pattern is:

• jumătatea aceasta = this half
• cartea aceasta = this book
• fata aceasta = this girl

So jumătate aceasta would sound wrong in standard Romanian.

Why is aceasta after the noun? Can it also go before the noun?

Yes, it can also go before the noun.

Both of these are correct:

• jumătatea aceasta
• această jumătate

They both mean this half.

A useful rule is:

• before the noun: use această jumătate
• after the noun: use jumătatea aceasta

The version with the demonstrative after the noun is extremely common in Romanian.

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