Recuzita este lângă decor.

In Romanian, recuzită is often used as a collective singular noun. That means it refers to all the stage props as one group or one category.

So:

• recuzita este... = the props are... / the prop equipment is...

Romanian treats it as singular, so the verb is singular too:

• este = is

If you want to talk about multiple individual prop items, Romanian can also use other wording, such as obiectele de recuzită.

Because the -a is the definite article attached to the noun.

Romanian usually puts the at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word in front.

So:

• recuzită = props / prop equipment
• recuzita = the props / the prop equipment

This is very common in Romanian, especially with feminine singular nouns.

The base form is recuzită.

Here is the pattern:

• recuzită = indefinite form
• recuzita = definite form

Notice the difference at the end:

• -ă in the base form
• -a in the definite form

That change happens because the definite article is added.

Este is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi, which means to be.

So:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she/it is

In this sentence, the subject is recuzita, which is grammatically singular, so Romanian uses:

• recuzita este... = the props are... in English meaning, but grammatically the prop equipment is...

Normally, no. In a standard Romanian sentence like this, you should keep este.

So:

• Recuzita este lângă decor. = correct
• Recuzita lângă decor. = incomplete in normal standard Romanian

You might see the verb omitted in notes, labels, or very informal shorthand, but for learners, it is best to use este.

Lângă means near, next to, or beside.

In many contexts, it suggests fairly close physical position.

So this sentence can mean something like:

• The props are near the set
• The props are next to the set

The exact English translation depends on context, but lângă is a very common Romanian preposition for something being close by.

Decor here is an unarticulated noun, meaning it appears without the definite article.

So:

• decor = set / scenery
• decorul = the set / the scenery

Romanian sometimes uses a bare noun where English might use the, especially depending on how general or specific the noun feels in context.

So:

• lângă decor = near the set / near scenery
• lângă decorul principal = near the main set

If you want to make it clearly definite and specific, decorul is possible in the right context.

A rough pronunciation guide for the whole sentence is:

reh-koo-ZEE-ta YES-teh LUHN-guh deh-KOR

A few important points:

• â in lângă is a special Romanian vowel with no exact English equivalent
• ă sounds a bit like a weak uh
• g in lângă is a hard g, like in go

So lângă sounds roughly like LUHN-guh, but not exactly, because the â is a specifically Romanian sound.

The normal order here is:

subject + verb + place expression

So:

• Recuzita = subject
• este = verb
• lângă decor = location

This is the most neutral and natural order.

Romanian can change word order for emphasis, for example:

• Lângă decor este recuzita.

But for learners, Recuzita este lângă decor. is the safest basic pattern.

Yes, recuzită is a feminine noun.

You can see that from its dictionary form:

• recuzită

Many Romanian nouns ending in -ă are feminine. Then in the definite singular, many feminine nouns take -a:

• recuzită → recuzita

That is why the noun looks the way it does in this sentence.