Questions & Answers about Cortina este închisă.
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.
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
Because cortina is a feminine singular noun, and the word închisă has to agree with it.
Romanian adjectives often change form depending on gender and number.
Examples:
- masculine singular: închis
- feminine singular: închisă
- masculine plural: închiși
- feminine plural: închise
Since cortina is feminine singular, the correct form is închisă.