Questions & Answers about Muzica este bună.
Why does the noun “muzica” end in -a?
What is the gender and number of “muzica”?
How does the adjective “bună” agree with “muzica”?
Why is “bună” used instead of “bine”?
“bună” is an adjective describing the noun muzica. “bine” is an adverb that modifies verbs.
• Adjective: Muzica este bună.
• Adverb: Muzica sună bine. (“The music sounds good.”)
Can I drop “este” and say “Muzica e bună”?
Yes. e is the colloquial, contracted form of este (3rd person singular of a fi “to be”). So both are correct:
• Muzica este bună. (formal)
• Muzica e bună. (casual)
Very informal speech may use Muzica-i bună, where -i is an even shorter clitic.
How do I form a question from this sentence?
You can invert word order or simply raise your intonation:
• Este muzica bună?
• Muzica este bună?
Both mean “Is the music good?”
Can I invert to “Bună este muzica”?
How is “Muzica este bună” pronounced?
Phonetically:
mu-ˈzi-tsa | ˈes-te | ˈbu-nə
• u as in “put”
• zi = [zi]
• final ă = [ə], a neutral “uh” sound
What would the plural form be?
Indefinite plural of muzică is muzici, definite plural is muzicile.
The sentence becomes:
“Muzicile sunt bune.” (“The pieces of music are good.”)
• sunt = they are (3rd person plural of a fi)
• bune = feminine plural of bun
How do Romanian articles compare to English?
• English uses preposed articles: a book / the book.
• Romanian has a preposed indefinite article (un băiat, o carte) but a postposed definite article: băiatul, cartea.
In our example, muzică (music) + -a → muzica (the music).
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