Ana are o casă mare.

Ana has a big house.

Breakdown of Ana are o casă mare.

• Ana: Ana
• a avea: to have
• mare: big
• casa: the house

Questions & Answers about Ana are o casă mare.

What does are mean in this sentence?

Are is the third person singular present tense of the verb a avea (“to have”). So Ana are literally means “Ana has.”

Why is are used here instead of a form of a fi (“to be”)?

In Romanian you express possession with a avea, not a fi. In English you say “to have,” and in Romanian you say a avea. You never say “Ana is a house,” but rather “Ana has a house.”

What is o doing before casă?

O is the indefinite article corresponding to English a or an. It only appears with feminine singular nouns (“a/an” in English). Since casă (“house”) is feminine singular, you use o casă.

How can I tell that casă is a feminine noun?

Most Romanian nouns ending in -ă are feminine. If you see a noun like casă, fată, masă, it’s almost always feminine. You can also check a dictionary or look at the article that goes with it (o casă, not un casă).

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