Taxa de participare este mică.

to be

Breakdown of Taxa de participare este mică.

• mic: small
• taxa de participare: the entry fee

Questions & Answers about Taxa de participare este mică.

Why is it taxa and not taxă?

Because taxa is the definite form of the noun.

• taxă = a fee / a tax
• taxa = the fee / the tax

Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

So:

• taxă de participare = a participation fee
• taxa de participare = the participation fee

What does de participare mean here?

de participare means something like for participation or related to participation.

In Romanian, a structure like noun + de + noun is very common for expressing relationships that English often shows with two nouns together:

• taxa de participare = participation fee
• literally, something close to fee of participation

So de participare is describing what kind of fee it is.

Is participare a noun or a verb form?

Here, participare is a noun.

It comes from the verb a participa = to participate, but in this sentence it functions as a noun meaning participation.

So:

• a participa = to participate
• participare = participation

This is similar to English participate → participation.