Lutul este pe roata olarului.

to be

Breakdown of Lutul este pe roata olarului.

• pe: on
• lutul: the clay
• roata olarului: the potter's wheel

Questions & Answers about Lutul este pe roata olarului.

What does each word in Lutul este pe roata olarului do?

A natural breakdown is:

• lutul = the clay
• este = is
• pe = on
• roata = the wheel
• olarului = of the potter / the potter’s

So the structure is basically:

the clay + is + on + the wheel of the potter

Romanian often expresses possession as the X of the Y, where English may prefer the Y’s X.

Why is it lutul and not just lut?

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of a masculine or neuter noun.

• lut = clay
• lutul = the clay

Unlike English, Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of before it.

So:

• lut = clay
• lutul = the clay

Why is it roata and not roată?