Strada goală arată ca un drum de munte.

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Breakdown of Strada goală arată ca un drum de munte.

• de: of
• drumul: the road
• strada: the street

Questions & Answers about Strada goală arată ca un drum de munte.

Why is the adjective goală placed after the noun strada?

In Romanian, descriptive adjectives usually follow the noun they modify, so strada goală corresponds to the empty street. Placing the adjective before (e.g., goală strada) would sound archaic or poetic.

Why is goală in the feminine form?

Because stradă is feminine singular in Romanian. Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun: stradă (fem. sg.) → goală (fem. sg.).

How do you pronounce the ă in strada and goală, and the vowel combination oa in goală?

The letter ă represents a mid-central vowel (schwa), like the ‘a’ in about. So strada is [ˈstra.də], goală is [ˈgo.a.lə] – note that oa forms two syllables, [o.a].

What is the verb arată, and which tense and person is it?

Arată comes from a arăta (to show; to look like). Here it's the third-person singular of the present indicative: el/ea arată = he/she/it looks.

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