O mie este mult.

to be

Breakdown of O mie este mult.

• mult: a lot
• o mie: one thousand

Questions & Answers about O mie este mult.

Why is it o mie and not un mie?

Because mie is a feminine noun in Romanian.

• un is used with masculine/neuter singular nouns
• o is used with feminine singular nouns

So:

• o mie = one thousand / a thousand

This is similar to:

• o casă = a house
• o carte = a book

Is o here the indefinite article a, or the number one?

It can be understood as both, depending on context. In o mie, Romanian uses the same form o for:

• the feminine form of one
• the feminine singular indefinite article a/an

So o mie can mean:

• one thousand
• a thousand

In this sentence, English often translates it as A thousand is a lot, but grammatically it is also the same form used for one thousand.

Why is the verb este singular?