Copilul este norocos.

Copilul means the child, while copil means a child or just child in a general sense.

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

• copil = child / a child
• copilul = the child

So in this sentence, Copilul este norocos. means The child is lucky.

The ending -ul is the definite article for this noun here. It is the Romanian equivalent of English the.

So:

• copil = child
• copilul = the child

This is a very common feature of Romanian grammar: the article is often attached to the end of the noun.

Este is the 3rd person singular form of the verb a fi, which means to be.

In this sentence, the subject is copilul = the child, which is he/she/it in grammatical terms, so Romanian uses este = is.

A few forms of a fi are:

• eu sunt = I am
• tu ești = you are
• el/ea este = he/she is
• noi suntem = we are
• voi sunteți = you are
• ei/ele sunt = they are

So Copilul este norocos literally matches The child is lucky.

Yes. E is a very common shorter form of este.

So both are correct:

• Copilul este norocos.
• Copilul e norocos.

The version with e is often more natural in everyday speech, while este can sound a bit more formal or careful.

Because copilul here is being treated as masculine singular, and adjectives in Romanian usually agree with the noun in gender and number.

• norocos = lucky (masculine singular)
• norocoasă = lucky (feminine singular)
• norocoși = lucky (masculine plural or mixed group)
• norocoase = lucky (feminine plural)

So:

• Băiatul este norocos. = The boy is lucky.
• Fata este norocoasă. = The girl is lucky.

With copilul, the masculine form norocos is used.

Not necessarily in real-world meaning, but grammatically copil is generally treated as a masculine noun in the singular, so it takes masculine agreement like norocos.

That means Romanian speakers say:

• Copilul este norocos.

even if the child is not specifically identified as male.

If you want to make it clearly feminine, you would usually use another noun such as:

• fata este norocoasă = the girl is lucky

The normal, neutral order is:

• Copilul este norocos.

Romanian word order is somewhat flexible, but this is the most straightforward pattern for a basic statement: subject + verb + adjective.

Other orders may be possible for emphasis, but for learners, the standard pattern is the best one to use first.

No. Romanian usually does not need a separate subject pronoun when the subject is already stated.

So you simply say:

• Copilul este norocos.

You would not normally say:

• Copilul el este norocos.

That would sound unnecessary in most contexts. Romanian often leaves out pronouns unless they are needed for emphasis or contrast.

A rough English-friendly guide is:

• co-PEE-lul ES-te no-ro-KOS

A few helpful notes:

• c in copilul is like English k
• i is like ee in see
• e is usually like e in bet
• o is a clear o, not a diphthong like in some English accents
• the final s in norocos is pronounced like s, not z

Romanian pronunciation is generally more phonetic than English, so words are often pronounced close to how they are written.

Because Romanian does not need any extra word in this kind of sentence. The structure is simply:

• noun + to be + adjective

So:

• Copilul = the child
• este = is
• norocos = lucky

That is a complete sentence. Romanian does not insert anything like English a before adjectives in this structure.

Yes. Norocos can often be translated as lucky or fortunate, depending on context.

For example:

• Copilul este norocos.
  = The child is lucky.
  = The child is fortunate.

Usually lucky is the most natural basic translation, but fortunate can also fit.

You would change both the noun and the adjective to plural:

• Copiii sunt norocoși. = The children are lucky.

Changes:

• copilul → copiii = the children
• este → sunt = are
• norocos → norocoși = lucky (masculine/mixed plural)

So Romanian changes multiple parts of the sentence, not just one word.

The pattern is:

• Subject: Copilul = the child
• Verb: este = is
• Predicate adjective: norocos = lucky

So the structure is:

the child + is + lucky

This is one of the most useful beginner sentence patterns in Romanian. You can build many similar sentences with it, such as:

• Băiatul este obosit. = The boy is tired.
• Fata este fericită. = The girl is happy.
• Omul este calm. = The man is calm.