Glazura este lucioasă.

The glaze is glossy.

Breakdown of Glazura este lucioasă.

• a fi: to be
• glazura: the glaze
• lucios: glossy

Questions & Answers about Glazura este lucioasă.

Why is there no separate word for the in this sentence?

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not placed before it like in English.

So:

• glazură = glaze / icing
• glazura = the glaze / the icing

That final -a is doing the job of English the.

Why is it glazura and not glazură?

Because glazura is the definite form of the noun.

For this feminine noun:

• o glazură = a glaze / an icing
• glazura = the glaze / the icing

This is a very common Romanian pattern with feminine nouns ending in -ă.

Why is este used here?

Este is the 3rd person singular form of a fi, which means to be.

So:

• glazura = the glaze
• este = is
• lucioasă = shiny / glossy

Together: The glaze is shiny.

This is a standard equational/descriptive sentence, just like English X is Y.