Biletul de metrou este ieftin.

The metro ticket is cheap.

Breakdown of Biletul de metrou este ieftin.

• a fi: to be
• metroul: the subway
• de: of
• ieftin: cheap

Questions & Answers about Biletul de metrou este ieftin.

What does biletul mean?

It means the ticket. It’s derived from bilet plus the definite-article suffix -ul, marking masculine singular.

How is the definite article formed in Romanian?

In Romanian, the definite article is a suffix attached to the noun. For masculine singular nouns it’s -ul or -l (bilet → biletul), for feminine singular -a, and for plurals -ii or -le, depending on gender.

What is the function of de in biletul de metrou?

It links two nouns to show type or purpose. Biletul de metrou literally means ticket of metro, which translates as metro ticket.

Why isn't metrou using a definite article (i.e. metroul) after de?

After prepositions like de, nouns remain in their base (indefinite) form, so you say de metrou, not de metroul.

Could you use la instead of de (“biletul la metrou”)?