Subsolul este gol.

to be

Breakdown of Subsolul este gol.

• gol: empty
• subsolul: the basement

Questions & Answers about Subsolul este gol.

Why is it subsolul and not just subsol?

Because -ul is the Romanian definite article attached to the end of a masculine/neuter singular noun.

• subsol = a basement / basement
• subsolul = the basement

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

What gender is subsol, and why does that matter here?

Subsol is a neuter noun in Romanian.

Romanian neuter nouns behave:

• like masculine in the singular
• like feminine in the plural

So in the singular, subsolul takes:

• the masculine/neuter singular definite ending -ul
• the masculine singular adjective form gol

That is why you get Subsolul este gol, not goală or goale.

Why is the adjective gol and not goală?