Podul vechi este lung și frumos.

to be

Breakdown of Podul vechi este lung și frumos.

• și: and
• frumos: beautiful
• podul: the bridge

Questions & Answers about Podul vechi este lung și frumos.

Why is the definite article attached to pod as -ul instead of using a separate word like “the”?

Romanian expresses the definite article as a suffix on the noun. Here pod (bridge) becomes pod-ul to mean the bridge. There is no separate word for “the” in Romanian—each noun simply takes a masculine, feminine or plural ending to mark definiteness.

Why is the adjective vechi placed after podul, and not before it?

In Romanian, adjectives usually follow the noun they modify when giving a simple descriptive detail. So podul vechi is the normal order for the old bridge. You can sometimes place an adjective before the noun for emphasis or a poetic feel (e.g. vechiul pod), but the standard, neutral pattern is noun + adjective.

Why is the adjective vechi not vechiul, matching the definite form of the noun?

Only the noun itself takes the definite article. Attributive adjectives agree in gender, number and (in some cases) definiteness, but they do not carry a separate article. For a masculine singular noun like podul, the adjective remains in its basic masculine singular form vechi.

How do lung and frumos agree with podul?