Succesul este important.

to be

Breakdown of Succesul este important.

• important: important
• succesul: the success

Questions & Answers about Succesul este important.

Why does succes become succesul?

Because Romanian usually puts the definite article at the end of the noun, not before it.

• succes = success
• succesul = the success

So -ul is the definite article here.

In a sentence like this, Romanian often uses the definite form to talk about a general idea or concept, especially with abstract nouns. So Succesul este important is a natural way to say that success, as a concept, is important.

Why is there no separate word for the?

Romanian normally attaches the to the noun itself.

So instead of:

• English: the success

you get:

• Romanian: succesul

This is a very common feature of Romanian grammar:

• băiatul = the boy
• cartea = the book
• succesul = the success

What does este mean, and why is it there?

Este means is. It is the 3rd person singular form of a fi = to be.

So the structure is:

• Succesul = subject
• este = is
• important = adjective

Romanian usually needs this verb here, just like English does:

• Success is important
• Succesul este important