Temperatura este normală.

Temperatura is the definite form of the noun, meaning the temperature.

• temperatură = a temperature
• temperatura = the temperature

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not as a separate word like English the.

So:

• o temperatură = a temperature
• temperatura = the temperature

In a sentence like this, Romanian commonly uses the definite form because it refers to a specific temperature already understood from the context, such as a person's temperature.

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi (to be).

So the structure is:

• Temperatura = the temperature
• este = is
• normală = normal

This is a very common Romanian sentence pattern:

noun + este + adjective

For example:

• Apa este rece. = The water is cold.
• Camera este mare. = The room is big.

Yes. E is a very common short form of este.

So both are correct:

• Temperatura este normală.
• Temperatura e normală.

The version with este sounds a bit more full or careful, while e is very common in everyday speech.

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

In Romanian, adjectives usually agree with the noun in:

• gender
• number
• sometimes case

Here:

• temperatura = feminine singular
• so the adjective is normală = feminine singular

Compare:

• un pacient normal = a normal male patient
• o stare normală = a normal condition
• temperatura normală = the normal temperature

So the -ă ending shows feminine singular agreement.

It is an adjective.

More specifically, it is a predicate adjective, because it comes after the verb este and describes the subject temperatura.

So in this sentence:

• subject: Temperatura
• verb: este
• adjective: normală

It works like English normal in The temperature is normal.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

tem-pe-ra-TU-ra ES-te nor-MA-lă

A rough English-style approximation:

tem-peh-rah-TOO-rah YES-teh nor-MAH-luh

A few pronunciation notes:

• r is usually tapped or rolled lightly.
• e is pronounced clearly, not reduced like in many English unstressed syllables.
• ă is a short central vowel, something like the a in sofa, but shorter and clearer.

The final ă in normală is important. It helps mark the feminine form.

The letter ă is a very common Romanian vowel. It is pronounced as a short neutral sound, similar to the a in English sofa or about.

So:

• normală is not pronounced like normala
• the last vowel is softer and more central: nor-MA-lă

This sound appears in many Romanian words, so it is worth practicing early.

Because Romanian usually expresses the by adding it to the end of the noun.

This is one of the big differences from English.

Examples:

• băiat = boy

• băiatul = the boy

• fată = girl

• fata = the girl

• temperatură = temperature
• temperatura = the temperature

So in Temperatura este normală, the meaning of the is already built into temperatura.

The normal, neutral order is:

Temperatura este normală.

This is the most natural way to say it.

Romanian word order can sometimes change for emphasis, but unusual orders would sound marked, poetic, or contrastive. For a learner, the standard pattern is best:

subject + verb + adjective

So this sentence is a good model to remember.

Not with temperatura, because temperatura is feminine singular.

You would use normal with a masculine singular noun, for example:

• Ritmul este normal. = The rhythm is normal.

But with a feminine singular noun:

• Temperatura este normală.

So the adjective must match the noun.

If the noun were plural, both the noun form and the verb would change.

For example:

• Temperaturile sunt normale. = The temperatures are normal.

Breakdown:

• temperaturile = the temperatures
• sunt = are
• normale = normal (plural)

This shows how Romanian changes words to match number as well as gender.