Word
Ea este o prietenă bună.
Meaning
She is a good friend.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Questions & Answers about Ea este o prietenă bună.
Why is ea used here if Romanian often drops subject pronouns?
- ea is the third-person feminine singular pronoun (“she”).
- Romanian verbs carry endings that already show person and number, so subject pronouns are technically optional.
- Including ea adds emphasis or clarity – “she is a good friend,” as opposed to someone else.
- Without it, Este o prietenă bună. still means the same thing but sounds more neutral.
What is the role of o in o prietenă bună?
- o is the feminine singular indefinite article, equivalent to English a or an.
- Romanian uses un for masculine nouns and o for feminine nouns.
- It signals “one unspecified friend” rather than “the friend.”
Why does bună come after prietenă, and why does it end in –ă?
- In Romanian, adjectives normally follow the noun they modify.
- Adjectives must agree in gender and number with their nouns.
• The masculine form is bun.
• The feminine form adds –ă, becoming bună.
Can I say Ea e o prietenă bună instead of Ea este o prietenă bună?