Piperul este prea picant pentru copii.

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Breakdown of Piperul este prea picant pentru copii.

• a fi: to be
• copilul: the child
• prea: too

Questions & Answers about Piperul este prea picant pentru copii.

Why does piperul end in -ul?

The -ul is the masculine singular definite article attached to the noun. In Romanian, unlike English, you attach the definite article at the end of the noun. So piper (pepper) becomes piperul (the pepper).

Why is the adjective picant in the masculine singular form and not feminine or plural?

Adjectives must agree in gender and number with the noun they modify. Here piperul is masculine singular, so the adjective stays picant. If you talked about mâncarea (feminine singular), you’d say picantă, and for condimentele (feminine plural) you’d say picante.

What does prea mean and how is it different from foarte?

prea means “too” in the sense of “excessively,” indicating that something goes beyond a desirable limit. foarte means “very,” intensifying a quality without implying it’s excessive. So prea picant is “too spicy,” while foarte picant would be “very spicy.”

Why isn’t there an article before copii?