Questions & Answers about Sala de lectură este liniștită.
- sala = the room / the hall
- de = of / for
- lectură = reading
- este = is
- liniștită = quiet
A natural English translation is The reading room is quiet.
Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun.
- sală = a room / a hall
- sala = the room / the hall
For many feminine nouns ending in -ă, the definite singular form ends in -a:
- o sală = a room
- sala = the room
So sala de lectură means the reading room.
Literally, de lectură means of reading or for reading.
In natural English, we usually turn that into reading:
- sală de lectură = reading room
Romanian often uses noun + de + noun where English uses a compound noun or an adjective. For example:
- sală de sport = gym, sports hall
- ochelari de soare = sunglasses
So here de lectură tells you the room’s purpose.