Word
Cortina este închisă.
Meaning
The curtain is closed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Cortina este închisă.
Why is it cortina and not cortină?
Because cortina is the definite form, meaning the curtain.
In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun instead of being a separate word like the in English.
- cortină = curtain
- cortina = the curtain
So in this sentence, cortina is not just curtain but the curtain.
What does each word do in the sentence?
Here is the breakdown:
- cortina = the curtain
- este = is
- închisă = closed
So the structure is very similar to English:
- Cortina = subject
- este = verb
- închisă = adjective / past-participle form describing the subject
Why is it închisă and not închis?