Mobilierul este voluminos.

The furniture is bulky.

Breakdown of Mobilierul este voluminos.

• a fi: to be
• mobilierul: the furniture
• voluminos: bulky

Questions & Answers about Mobilierul este voluminos.

Why does mobilier become mobilierul here?

Because Romanian often puts the definite article at the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.

• mobilier = furniture
• mobilierul = the furniture

So Mobilierul este voluminos literally means The furniture is bulky/voluminous.

What part of speech is mobilier? Is it singular or plural?

Mobilier is a noun, and here it is singular.

Even though English furniture refers to a collection of items, it is also grammatically singular, and Romanian works similarly here. So you say:

• Mobilierul este... = The furniture is...

not a plural verb.

Why is the verb este used?

Este is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi (to be).

So:

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

Since mobilierul is singular, Romanian uses este:

• Mobilierul este voluminos. = The furniture is bulky.