Word
Șansa este mică.
Meaning
The chance is small.
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Șansa este mică.
Why is it șansa and not șansă?
Because -a here is the definite article attached to the noun.
- șansă = a chance
- șansa = the chance
Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, unlike English, which uses a separate word (the).
So:
- o șansă = a chance
- șansa = the chance
Why is there este in the sentence?
Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of a fi (to be).
So the structure is:
- Șansa = the chance
- este = is
- mică = small / low
This is a very standard Romanian sentence pattern: subject + a fi + adjective.
Can I say Șansa e mică instead?