Lustra este nouă.

to be

Breakdown of Lustra este nouă.

• nou: new
• lustra: the chandelier; ceiling light

Questions & Answers about Lustra este nouă.

Why is it lustra and not lustră?

The basic noun is lustră, which means chandelier.

In this sentence, lustra means the chandelier. Romanian usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun, instead of putting a separate word like the in front.

So:

• lustră = a chandelier / chandelier
• lustra = the chandelier

This is why the word appears as lustra here.

How would I say a chandelier instead of the chandelier?

You would say o lustră.

So:

• o lustră = a chandelier
• lustra = the chandelier

Romanian uses o as the feminine singular indefinite article here, like English a.

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