Țara este mare.

Because țara is the definite form of the noun.

In Romanian, the definite article is usually attached to the end of the noun, not written as a separate word like English the.

• țară = country / a country
• țara = the country

Here, -a is the definite article for this feminine singular noun.

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 is

In Țara este mare, este means is.

You will also often hear the shorter spoken form:

• Țara e mare.

This means exactly the same thing and is very common in everyday Romanian.

Because mare is the adjective describing the subject through the verb to be.

This is called a predicate adjective. English does the same thing:

• The country is big.

Romanian structure here is also:

• subject + verb + adjective
• Țara + este + mare

So the position of mare is completely normal.

In this sentence, mare already has the correct form and does not need any extra ending.

A useful thing to know is that mare has the same form for masculine singular and feminine singular:

• un oraș mare = a big city
• o țară mare = a big country

The plural is different:

• mari = big (plural)

So:

• țara este mare = the country is big
• țările sunt mari = the countries are big

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

TSA-ra YES-te MA-re

A few details:

• ț sounds like ts in cats
• a is like a in father
• e is usually like e in met
• r is rolled or tapped
• ă (not in this sentence except inside the base form țară) is a short neutral vowel, like a relaxed uh

Stress is roughly:

• ȚA-ra
• ES-te
• MA-re

The difference is indefinite vs definite:

• țară = a country / country
• țara = the country

Examples:

• Este o țară mare. = It is a big country.
• Țara este mare. = The country is big.

So if you see the ending -a here, think the.

Yes. Absolutely.

• Țara este mare = more full, careful, or formal
• Țara e mare = shorter, very common in speech

Both are correct Romanian.

Learners should recognize both forms, because native speakers very often use e in everyday conversation.

The most normal word order is:

• Țara este mare.

Romanian does allow some flexibility for emphasis, but this is the basic neutral order.

For example, other orders may sound marked, poetic, or contrastive rather than neutral. So as a learner, the safest pattern is:

• subject + a fi + adjective

That makes Țara este mare the best standard version to learn first.

Because it is the first word of the sentence, so it is capitalized.

The base lowercase form is țară. At the start of the sentence it becomes Țara.

Also, ț is a separate Romanian letter, not just a plain t. It represents the ts sound.

Often yes, but this sentence is a little different.

In o țară mare = a big country, the adjective mare comes after the noun țară.

But in Țara este mare, the adjective is not directly inside the noun phrase. It comes after the verb este, because the sentence means The country is big.

So compare:

• o țară mare = a big country
• țara este mare = the country is big

Both are normal Romanian.

Sometimes, depending on context.

The noun țară most often means country, but in some contexts it can also refer more broadly to land, homeland, or region.

Still, in a basic sentence like Țara este mare, the most likely interpretation is The country is big unless the wider context suggests something else.